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Top Business / Market Headlines — Today, Wednesday, September 16, 2026 (UTC):

The dominant theme today is the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision:

•Sept. 16 is Critical Day for the Stock Market - Fed Decision Due Today: On Wednesday, Sept. 16, the Federal Reserve will announce its latest decision on short-term interest rates. The FOMC meets September 15–16, 2026, with the rate announcement and dot-plot update scheduled for September 16 at 2:00 p.m..

•Market Expects 25 Basis Point Rate Hike: CME Group's FedWatch tool was estimating a 60% chance of a rate hike as of Sept. 8, after the August nonfarm payrolls report showed jobs had grown well above analysts' consensus expectations. Market consensus is for a 25-basis-point rate hike when the FOMC announces its decision tomorrow, September 16.

•Stock Futures Retreat / Stocks Fall Ahead of Decision: U.S. stock futures fell Tuesday as oil prices continued to rise. Headline: Stock Futures Retreat, 10-Year Treasury Yield Holds Above 5% as Investors Await Fed Decision.

Wall Street's major market averages concluded lower on Tuesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision on Wednesday. The blue-chip Dow closed -0.6%, the benchmark S&P 500 lost -0.4%, and the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite finished -0.7%.

Related headline: U.S. Stocks Fall on Fears AI Companies, Fed Will Slam the Brakes - U.S. stocks fell after Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei called for a slowdown in artificial-intelligence development and as another increase in oil futures triggered interest-rate worries.

•Bond Market Selloff - 10-Year Yield at 5%: Global Bond Selloff Deepens as 10-Year Yields Hit Multiyear Highs - The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield hit its highest level since 2007. The U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield ticked higher by 1 basis point to 5.00%. Related: Wall Street Confronts Prospect of a New Era After Treasury Yield Hits 5%.

Investors weigh whether the 10-year note's yield will decisively break through the threshold. The bond-market selloff adds pressure ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision Wednesday, with investors expecting officials to raise short-term borrowing costs for the first time since July 2023.

Fund manager sentiment shift: Global fund managers are more worried about a "disorderly rise" in bond yields than a bubble for AI, says Bank of America's latest survey.

•Oil / Energy Surge:

•Oil Prices Rise as Middle East Supply Concerns Persist - Brent crude futures rose to $107.59-but remained below Monday's intraday high-as the shutdown of Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline and recent Houthi territorial gains kept supply concerns elevated.

•Oil Executives Say the Great Fuel Crisis Is Here - Trump officials say the oil-market disruption is temporary, but Chevron's Mike Wirth and others warn global supplies are running low.

•U.S. Diesel Prices Hit Record High as Fuel Squeeze Bites - The average price of a gallon of diesel in the U.S. hit a fresh record of $6.27 on Tuesday, boosting expectations that the Fed would hike interest rates Wednesday.

•Energy was the strongest performer as oil advanced, while nine of the 11 sectors finished in the red and were led lower by consumer discretionary.

•Housing / Other Macro Headlines Today:

•The housing market is approaching the highest mortgage rate since January 2025, likely spooking home buyers and home builders even more - Headline: The Stagnant Housing Market Is About to Face a 7% Mortgage.

•Global Trading System Facing Fragmentation or Revamp At 'Critical Juncture,' WTO Says - The WTO said that economic activity would shrink significantly if world trade were to splinter.

•Eurozone Trade Surplus Widened in July.

•U.K. Labor Market Remains Soft as BOE Rate Decision Looms - Unemployment remained close to a five-year high.

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1fool.comCommercial contentquality 0.84
Investors: Sept. 16 Will Be a Critical Day for the Stock Market. Here's What You Need to Know. | The Motley Fool
Backs: “16 is Critical Day for the Stock Market - Fed Decision Due Today: On Wednesday, Sept. 16, the Federal Reserve will announce its latest decision on short-term interest rates.”
2tradingview.comData and tools
Wall Street closed in the red ahead of the upcoming FOMC rate decision
Backs: “8, after the August nonfarm payrolls report showed jobs had grown well above analysts' consensus expectations. Market consensus is for a 25-basis-point rate hike when the FOMC announces its decision tomorrow, September 16.”
3morningstar.comData and tools
Dow Jones Top Markets Headlines at 7 AM ET: Stock Futures Retreat, 10-Year Treasury Yield Holds Above 5% as Investors Await Fed Decision | U.S. ...
Backs: “Market consensus is for a 25-basis-point rate hike when the FOMC announces its decision tomorrow, September 16. Stock Futures Retreat / Stocks Fall Ahead of Decision: U.S.”
4morningstar.comData and tools
Dow Jones Top Markets Headlines at 11 PM ET: U.S. Stocks Fall on Fears AI Companies, Fed Will Slam the Brakes | Wall ...
Backs: “The blue-chip Dow closed -0.6%, the benchmark S&P 500 lost -0.4%, and the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite finished -0.7%. Related headline: U.S.”