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Oil prices keep going up, and they put pressure on Wall Street.

Oil prices keep going up, and they put pressure on Wall Street.

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September 8th, 2026

Oil prices keep going up, and they put pressure on Wall Street.

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The US stock market fell on Tuesday.

米国株式市場は火曜日に下がりました

That is because fighting with Iran got worse, and oil prices went up.

イランとの戦闘が激しくなり原油価格が上がったからです

The S&P 500 fell by 0.6 percent.

S&P 500は0.6%下がりました

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 1.2 percent.

ダウ工業株30種平均は1.2%下がりました

The Nasdaq fell by 0.3 percent.

ナスダックは0.3%下がりました

Brent crude oil went up to 99 dollars a barrel for a time.

ブレント原油は一時1バレル99ドルまで上がりました

Because of supply worries, it stays high.

供給の心配で高いままです

High oil prices are making inflation worries stronger.

原油高はインフレの心配を強めています。

People are watching the economic data later this week.

今週後半の経済指標が注目されています

Wholesale inflation will be announced on Thursday.

木曜日に卸売りインフレが発表されます

It is expected to go up.

これは上がると予想されています

Friday's consumer price index is seen to fall a little.

金曜日の消費者物価指数は少し下がると見られています

But it is still much higher than the Fed's target of 2%.

しかしFRBの目標の2%よりまだずっと高いです

These numbers are the last information before the Fed decides rates. That decision comes at its meeting next week.

これらの指標はFRBが来週の会合で金利を決める前の、最後の判断材料です

The market sees about a 60% chance of a rate increase.

市場では利上げの確率を約60%と見ています

But President Trump wants low rates.

しかしトランプ大統領は低金利を求めています

The new chair, Mr. Warsh, wants to send fewer signals to the market.

新しい議長のウォーシュ氏は市場へのシグナル発信を減らしたいと考えています

Long-term rates are going up, and pressure on company profits is getting stronger.

長期金利は上がり企業の利益を広げる圧力が強くなっています

For individual stocks, Boston Scientific fell by 5.9%.

個別銘柄ではボストン・サイエンティフィックが5.9%下がりました

That is because it lowered its outlook due to a cyber attack.

サイバー攻撃の影響で業績見通しを下げたからです

Novartis fell by 13.9%.

ノバルティスは13.9%下がりました

That is because the outlook for drug research is tough.

治療薬研究の見通しが厳しいからです

On the other hand, Qualcomm rose by 3.2%.

一方クアルコムは3.2%上がりました

That is because it announced an AI data center deal with Amazon.

アマゾンとのAIデータセンター提携を発表したからです

Overseas, the Nikkei average fell by 1.7%.

海外では日経平均が1.7%下がりました

That is because the yen is strong.

円高のためです。

China's goods sent to other countries rose by 25% in August compared to last year.

中国の輸出は8月に前年比で25%増えました

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