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– Brent crude futures rose $1.21 to $110 a barrel on Wednesday, October 21, Reuters reported, as Middle East tensions kept oil markets on edge. US West Texas Intermediate crude climbed by more than $1 to $99 a barrel. Fresh

– The U.S. Dollar Index fell 0.25% to 102.27 on Tuesday, October 13, pulling back from its strongest level in 18 months. The index, which tracks the greenback against six major currencies, had climbed to 102.61 on Monday. That reading

– The U.S. stock bull market entered its fifth year Monday after completing four years of gains. The S&P 500 has advanced about 119% from its Oct. 12, 2022 bear-market closing low, based on Truist analysis. The benchmark finished that

Global equity markets experienced a notable resurgence as investors returned to riskier assets at the end of the trading week. Financial data confirmed that US and European stocks close higher as bond yields ease, reversing a downward trend triggered by

– Gold prices moved higher on Monday as markets absorbed weaker U.S. employment data and a firmer dollar. Spot gold rose 0.6% to $4,165.49 an ounce by 0901 GMT. U.S. gold futures for December delivery gained 0.8% to $4,194.60. The

– The U.S. Treasury Department will auction $119 billion of notes and bonds next week across three consecutive sales. The schedule starts Tuesday, Oct. 6, with $58 billion of three-year notes. Treasury will follow with $39 billion of 10-year notes

– The U.S. economy expanded at an annual rate of 2.2% in the second quarter of 2026, a sharp upward revision from earlier estimates. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported the revised figure for the April through June period.

Artificial intelligence is becoming a larger force in economic growth, investment and labor markets, according to the International Monetary Fund. The IMF said AI-related technology spending added about 0.5 percentage point to U.S. GDP growth in 2025. Private investment in

Oil prices fell sharply Monday, sending global crude benchmarks to their lowest levels in 12 days. November Brent crude settled at $100.34 a barrel, down $3.53, or 3.4%. October West Texas Intermediate fell $4.52, or 4.51%, to $95.78 a barrel.

India warned Washington that proposed tariffs on countries purchasing Russian crude oil could harm bilateral relations and disrupt global commodity trade. The statement followed the passage of the Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 by the United States House