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Stocks slip as oil and multi-year Treasury yields lift Fed hike odds

U.S. stocks fell Monday as oil stayed elevated and Treasury yields hit multi-year highs, with CME FedWatch implying roughly a 70% chance of another Federal Reserve rate increase in October, Reuters reported. Asia mostly declined Tuesday; European indexes were firmer later as oil eased off highs on renewed Hormuz-talk hopes, AFP said.

By US Brief desk · Updated 2026-09-29T06:10:00-07:00

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Editor’s note: Monday closes and yields follow Reuters (Caroline Valetkevitch, Amanda Cooper), Sep 28, 2026, as carried by Yahoo Finance: S&P 500 -0.8% to 7,683.69; Nasdaq -0.9% to 26,820.38; Dow -0.7%; WTI +19c to $92.60; Brent +96c to $105.28; 10-year ~5.251%; 30-year to 5.5704%; FedWatch ~70% October hike; Nvidia +1.7% on $150B buyback (covered separately). Tuesday Asia/Europe and later oil prints follow AFP/France24, Sep 29: Nikkei -0.6%; Hang Seng -0.5%; Shanghai +0.2%; European indexes up; Brent ~$104.99 and WTI ~$92.15 around 1045 GMT in that wrap. Distinct from US Brief fin-oil-hormuz-stalemate (geopolitical oil stalemate feature) and fin-asia-open-iran (earlier Asia open). Intraday oil and index levels move; cite the wire timestamps.

Major U.S. stock indexes fell Monday as elevated oil prices and a sharp rise in Treasury yields reinforced bets that the Federal Reserve will hike again in October, Reuters reported, while Asian markets were mostly softer Tuesday before European shares firmed as crude eased.

What happened on Wall Street Monday: The S&P 500 fell 59.72 points, or 0.8%, to 7,683.69; the Nasdaq Composite dropped 248.34 points, or 0.9%, to 26,820.38; and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.7%, Reuters said. U.S. crude settled up 19 cents at $92.60 a barrel and Brent rose 96 cents to $105.28 after swinging more than $4 higher earlier when President Trump rejected Iran's Hormuz proposal — then giving back some gains as mediator talk hopes returned.

Yields and the Fed: The 10-year Treasury yield was up about 7 basis points at 5.251%, its highest since mid-June 2007 before paring some gains, and the 30-year yield rose to 5.5704%, the highest since mid-May 2004, Reuters reported. Markets implied roughly a 70% chance the Fed hikes for a second straight meeting in October, per CME FedWatch, after the Fed raised rates earlier this month for the first time since 2023.

Tuesday abroad: AFP's Tuesday wrap said Tokyo's Nikkei 225 closed down 0.6%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng down 0.5%, and Shanghai's Composite up 0.2%. Later Tuesday, AFP said European indexes were higher as oil retreated — Brent down about 0.3% near $104.99 and WTI down about 0.5% near $92.15 around 1045 GMT in that snapshot — with London, Paris, and Frankfurt modestly green.

Why it matters: Higher energy costs and "higher yields for longer" are the market narrative pressuring equities even as Nvidia rose 1.7% Monday on a record $150 billion buyback authorization — a company story US Brief covered separately. This week's U.S. payrolls and PCE inflation reports will test whether October hike odds stay elevated.

Uncertainty: Oil and yields are highly sensitive to every Hormuz headline; AFP and Reuters snapshots differ by hour. FedWatch probabilities are market-implied, not a Fed commitment. Do not treat a single Asia session as a global trend.

What's next: Watch Tuesday's U.S. open versus futures, Wednesday–Friday U.S. data (jobs, confidence, PCE as flagged by Reuters), and whether Hormuz diplomacy cools or reheats crude.

Method note: US Brief digests are AI-assisted from the US Brief desk. We synthesize reputable reporting with cited sources; we do not invent quotes, figures, or forecasts.

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Stocks slip as oil and multi-year Treasury yields lift Fed hike odds

U.S. stocks fell Monday as oil stayed elevated and Treasury yields hit multi-year highs, with CME FedWatch implying roughly a 70% chance of another Federal Reserve rate increase in October, Reuters reported. Asia mostly declined Tuesday; European indexes were firmer later as oil eased off highs on renewed Hormuz-talk hopes, AFP said.

By US Brief desk · Updated 2026-09-29T06:10:00-07:00

AI-assisted digests from the US Brief desk. Synthesizes reputable reporting with cited sources; not a wire service. Corrections welcomed.

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

Major U.S. stock indexes fell Monday as elevated oil prices and a sharp rise in Treasury yields reinforced bets that the Federal Reserve will hike again in October, Reuters reported, while Asian markets were mostly softer Tuesday before European shares firmed as crude eased.

What happened on Wall Street Monday: The S&P 500 fell 59.72 points, or 0.8%, to 7,683.69; the Nasdaq Composite dropped 248.34 points, or 0.9%, to 26,820.38; and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.7%, Reuters said. U.S. crude settled up 19 cents at $92.60 a barrel and Brent rose 96 cents to $105.28 after swinging more than $4 higher earlier when President Trump rejected Iran's Hormuz proposal — then giving back some gains as mediator talk hopes returned.

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