Dow Sinks as Oil Nears $100 on Iran War, Canada Tariffs
Dow futures sank 491 points as oil rose toward $100 a barrel and Canada’s retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% on U.S. goods took effect, traders said.
- On Tuesday, U.S. stock futures fell as Middle East conflict pushed oil toward $100 a barrel and Canada's retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% took effect on American goods.
- Escalating conflict involving Iran-backed Houthi militants striking Saudi Arabia's energy infrastructure and President Donald Trump's Monday demands that Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier build products in the United States stoked inflation fears.
- The 10-year Treasury yield moved back above 4.8% on Tuesday as energy anxiety weighed on bonds, while markets in Tokyo, Seoul, Sydney, and Hong Kong also declined.
- Traders currently price in a 60% chance of a rate hike at the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting next week, with wholesale and consumer inflation data due Thursday and Friday.
- Dan Coatsworth, head of markets at AJ Bell, noted Tuesday that apparent moves toward a deal between Iran and Oman to manage shipping through the Strait could help alleviate energy concerns.
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New York, 8 Sep (EFE).- Wall Street opened in red this Tuesday and its main indicator, the Dow Jones of Industrialists, lost 0.92 % while investors are still awaiting the war between the United States and Iran, the rise in the price of oil and growing trade tensions with Canada. Ten minutes after [...] The Wall Street entrance opens in red in the face of the oil rise and tensions between the U.S. and Iran was first published in HolaNews.
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