{
  "id": 6280018,
  "title": "Wall Street futures slip as oil surge puts markets on edge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/wall-street-futures-slip-as-oil-surge-puts-markets-on-edge-6280018",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-08T12:13:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/09/08/wall-street-futures-slip-as-oil-surge-puts-markets-on-edge"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US stock index futures experienced a decline on Tuesday as escalating tensions in the Middle East caused oil prices to soar to their highest level since late July, exacerbating market uncertainty before the release of crucial inflation data later in the week. This downturn came after a period of volatility, with investors adjusting their expectations for interest rate hikes in response to remarks from Federal Reserve Governor Chris Waller and an unexpectedly robust jobs report. The week following the Labor Day holiday will be focused on the release of the Consumer Price Index report on Friday and the Producer Price Index data on Thursday.\n\nSamuel Tombs, a chief US economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, believes that the upcoming inflation data may be relatively mild enough to prevent most Federal Reserve members from raising interest rates. Nonetheless, traders are anticipating a 60.6% probability of a rate hike this month according to the CME FedWatch tool. At 6:54 am, Dow E-minis were down 403 points or 0.75%, while S&P 500 E-minis fell 24 points or 0.31%. Nasdaq 100 E-minis slipped 11 points or 0.04%.\n\nThe ongoing US-Iran conflict has been a persistent concern for equities for the past seven months, with recent hostilities intensifying fears of a broader conflict. On Tuesday, the Tehran-backed Houthis targeted energy facilities and cities in Saudi Arabia, while Israel struck a southern Lebanese town early on Monday. Brent crude futures surged 1.73% to $98.66 a barrel, marking their highest level since July 24. The surge in oil prices has introduced a significant risk premium into energy markets, driven by the potential for further disruptions to global supply chains. Analyst Kyle Rodda from Capital.com noted that the military activity is maintaining a substantial risk premium in energy markets due to the heightened likelihood of disruptions.\n\nThe inflation landscape is becoming increasingly uncertain due to the oil price rally, as elevated yields on risk-free US Treasuries have made equities less attractive to investors seeking to take on additional risk. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note increased by 2.03 basis points to 4.8043% on Tuesday. Crypto stocks also declined as Bitcoin retreated from the $80,000 level, with Coinbase falling 1.37% and Strategy dropping 2.46%. Chipmakers, buoyed by optimism surrounding artificial intelligence, saw gains with Intel rising 3.98% and Nvidia increasing by 0.28%. Economists have observed that speculation and concerns about excess can persist for an extended period without triggering a correction.",
  "summary": "Investors say inflation readings will carry more weight for the Federal Reserve's rate trajectory, given chair Kevin Warsh's focus on bringing prices down.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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