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Stocks Edge Higher, Yields Steady Ahead of Jobs Data

U.S. stock futures and European equities were higher, while Treasury yields steadied, as market sentiment rose at the beginning of jobs day.

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Oil Prices Fall as Mideast Crude Exports Recover But Shipping Risks Remain

Traders are weighing recovering Middle East exports against renewed shipping risks and a larger U.S. military buildup in the region.

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U.S. Treasury Yields Steady as Buyers Resurface

The 10-year Treasury yield traded fairly flat, staying below a peak of 5.344% hit on Thursday, its highest since 2002.

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The Bond Rout Is Deepening Even as Oil Tankers Return to the Strait of Hormuz

Supply chains that transform crude into fuel are still under siege, and that is keeping prices high-helping drive a brutal bond selloff.

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Global Food Prices Rise as Cereal and Sugar Costs Surge, UN Says

Transport disruptions and weather concerns have limited supplies and lifted prices for several crop-based commodities.

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Another Fed Official Suggests Next Rate Increase Can Wait

Vice Chair Jefferson echoes another central bank official who cast doubt on an October hike.

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South Korea's Inflation Eases But Stays Sticky

Headline inflation moderated last month but remained above the central bank's 2% target, underscoring the challenge of taming price pressures stoked by the energy shock and artificial-intelligence boom.

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Mortgage Rates Surge, Notching Largest Weekly Gain in Four Years

The rise to 7.28% follows the bond-market rout and deals another blow to a limping housing market.

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Canada Manufacturing Grows More Modestly in September

Canadian manufacturing activity softened again last month, with the industry continuing to notch a lift in production in the face of a fall in new orders and a spike in cost inflation, data showed.

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U.S. Jobless Claims Fall for the Fourth Straight Week

The number of people who filed for unemployment benefits was 197,000, which was 1,000 lower than the revised 198,000 reported a week earlier, while economists expected to see the figure tick up to 200,000.

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France Is Ground Zero in the Global Bond Rout

The French government aims to cut tens of billions of euros in spending next year as it seeks to calm investor worries.

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Global Dealmaking Cools in Third Quarter

EXCLUSIVE: Fragile artificial-intelligence sentiment and higher borrowing costs helped dampen merger-and-acquisition activity in the third quarter, but giant AI deals mean 2026 is still on track to be the second-highest-volume year for global M&A ever, according to Mergermarket data.

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Eurozone Labor Market Continues to Defy Mounting Economic Headwinds

Unemployment stayed at 6.4% in August, even with higher interest rates and an energy crunch driven by war in the Middle East.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 02, 2026 05:00 ET (09:00 GMT)