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Wall St rises as oil slide offers respite after Fed rate hike

Global Published 17 September 2026, 21:19 · archived 17 Sep 2026

The major US stock indexes jumped on Thursday as retreating oil prices improved market sentiment, with the Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate hike under Chair Kevin Warsh underscoring the central bank’s commitment to managing inflation. The policy decision, which addressed a chronic source of unease,prompted investors to return to favored sectors. Technology shares rose, with Nvidia and Amazon adding more than 2% each. The gains will be crucial in the second half of September, historically a weak month for equities, with the benchmark S&P 500 losing 1.7% so far this month. “For equities...

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