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US-Iran Attacks Push Oil Higher, Drag Wall Street Lower

Resumed US-Iran attacks drove oil prices up, causing Wall Street indices to open lower.

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Oil prices surged after attacks between the United States and Iran resumed for the first time in a month. [1] The price of Texas intermediate crude oil (WTI) rose more than 3% to $86.07 per barrel. [2] Wall Street opened lower with the Dow Jones Industrial Average depreciating 0.53% to 53,278 points. [3] The Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.40% to 26,295 points as the trading session began. [4] Markets are pricing in a 25 basis point interest rate hike by the European Central Bank to 2.5 percent as nearly certain. [5] Rising natural gas prices are impacting Europe more severely than the US due to the latter's greater energy self-sufficiency. [6] The European Central Bank will announce its next interest rate decision on Thursday, September 10. [7] US ten-year government bond yields fell by one basis point today, while European equivalent yields rose by 3 to 4 basis points. [8] US stock markets opened in the red during the September trading session. [9] Wall Street began the month of September with a decline in trading values. [10]
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  1. Oil prices surged after attacks between the United States and Iran resumed for the first time in a month. · elcomercio.pePeru
  2. The price of Texas intermediate crude oil (WTI) rose more than 3% to $86.07 per barrel. · elcomercio.pePeru
  3. Wall Street opened lower with the Dow Jones Industrial Average depreciating 0.53% to 53,278 points. · elcomercio.pePeru
  4. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.40% to 26,295 points as the trading session began. · elcomercio.pePeru
  5. Markets are pricing in a 25 basis point interest rate hike by the European Central Bank to 2.5 percent as nearly certain. · Kauppalehti
  6. Rising natural gas prices are impacting Europe more severely than the US due to the latter's greater energy self-sufficiency. · Kauppalehti
  7. The European Central Bank will announce its next interest rate decision on Thursday, September 10. · Kauppalehti
  8. US ten-year government bond yields fell by one basis point today, while European equivalent yields rose by 3 to 4 basis points. · Kauppalehti
  9. US stock markets opened in the red during the September trading session. · FD.nlNetherlands
  10. Wall Street began the month of September with a decline in trading values. · FD.nlNetherlands
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