Rejected Iran Truce Pushes Oil, Yields Higher
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Rejected Iran Truce Pushes Oil, Yields Higher

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 28, 20261 min

Plus: The U.K. foils an alleged terror plot against a U.S. air base. And the U.N. is the latest victim of rogue AI agents. Daniel Bach hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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The questions that matter most are about what happens next. Will the Fed cut rates, or how far does Bitcoin run? Polymarket is the world's largest prediction market, where you can trade on elections, the economy, finance, crypto, sports, tech, culture, and more. Each market asks a simple question, will this outcome happen or not? A sentiment shifts, markets

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Oil prices are on the rise after President Trump rejected an Iranian truce proposal that would have opened the Strait of Hormuz for seven days. Instead, the fossil fuel highway remains closed, with higher energy prices pushing up government borrowing costs around the world. Yields on 10-year Treasury notes are near record highs and futures are pointing to opening losses for U.S. stocks.

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