{
  "id": 7304213,
  "title": "Dollar rallies as oil prices jump, AI fears knock markets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/dollar-rallies-as-oil-prices-jump-ai-fears-knock-markets-7304213",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-14T10:33:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/09/14/dollar-rallies-as-oil-prices-jump-and-ai-fears-knock-markets"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US dollar index surged to a two-week high on Monday, reaching 99.59, after oil prices jumped and investors turned to the safe-haven currency. The euro and British pound also fell, while the Japanese yen weakened. Warnings from AI-focused company CEOs and expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike boosted the dollar. The jump in oil prices, driven by Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil exports, further unsettled investors. Central banks are under pressure, with the US Fed likely to hike interest rates on Wednesday in response to rising energy prices.",
  "summary": "Warnings from frontier company CEOs about the possible dangers of AI weighed on stocks and boosted the US dollar, while rising bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike supported the currency.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Dollar rallies as oil prices jump, AI fears knock markets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/dollar-rallies-as-oil-prices-jump-ai-fears-knock-markets",
        "published": "2026-09-14T10:33:11.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "US dollar rallies as oil prices jump and AI fears knock markets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/us-dollar-rallies-as-oil-prices-jump-and-ai-fears-knock-markets",
        "published": "2026-09-14T13:02:01.000Z"
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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."
}