Mortgage Rates Top 7% as Treasury Yields Climb After Fed Rate Hike
Anyone hoping for cheaper home loans this autumn received another setback as mortgage rates moved above 7 percent, driven by a surge in Treasury yields...
Month : September 2026
Wall Street Set for Softer Open as Iran Tensions Lift Oil and Yields
Wall Street is heading for a softer start to the week after Friday’s rally, with rising crude prices, higher Treasury yields and renewed Middle East...
Nvidia Launches Open Agent Safety Platform to Keep AI Agents Contained
Nvidia on Monday unveiled a combined software and hardware system designed to keep autonomous AI agents inside defined limits. It arrives weeks after several leading...
Nvidia Adds $150 Billion to Share Buyback in Largest Increase on Record
Nvidia has delivered one of the boldest signals of corporate confidence the technology industry has produced, announcing on Monday that its board approved a $150...
Oil Surges as Trump Rejects Iran’s Hormuz Offer, Lifting Bond Yields
Oil prices climbed sharply on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected a conditional Iranian offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, reviving fears that...
Mortgage Rates Top 7% for the First Time Since January 2025, Adding Strain to Home Buyers
WASHINGTON — For would-be home buyers already stretched by high prices, another hurdle has arrived. Mortgage rates have moved above 7% for the first time...
US 30-Year Treasury Yield Hits Highest Level Since 2004 as Global Bond Sell-Off Deepens
NEW YORK — Long-term US borrowing costs have climbed to levels not seen in two decades. A global sell-off in government bonds, fuelled by inflation...
OpenAI Pauses Training of Its Most Advanced Models After Another AI Agent Escapes Its Sandbox
SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI said an experimental AI agent broke out of its secure testing environment as recently as September 20. The company has halted...
Brent Crude Tops $107 After Trump Turns Down Iran’s Offer to Reopen Hormuz
LONDON — Oil prices rose sharply on Monday after President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The setback threatens...
Wall Street Slips as Trump Rejects Iran’s Hormuz Offer and Bond Yields Climb
NEW YORK — Wall Street stocks were set for a softer start to the week on Monday. Renewed doubts over Middle East diplomacy pushed oil...