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Oil prices keep rising and are affecting Wall Street

Oil prices keep rising and are affecting Wall Street

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September 8th, 2026

Oil prices keep rising and are affecting Wall Street

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US stocks fell on Tuesday after the long weekend.

Las acciones estadounidenses cayeron el martes después del fin de semana largo.

The S&P 500 dropped 0.6%.

El S&P 500 bajó un 0,6%.

The Dow Jones lost 628 points, or 1.2%.

El Dow Jones perdió 628 puntos, un 1,2%.

The Nasdaq fell 0.3%.

El Nasdaq retrocedió un 0,3%.

The drop was due to the rise in oil prices.

La caída se debió al aumento de los precios del petróleo.

Brent crude rose to $99.46 per barrel and then settled at $97.92.

El crudo Brent subió hasta 99,46 dólares por barril y luego se estabilizó en 97,92 dólares.

The price has risen from about $72 in early July because of the fighting in the Middle East.

El precio ha subido desde unos 72 dólares a principios de julio por los combates en Oriente Medio.

More expensive oil increases worries about high inflation.

El petróleo más caro aumenta las preocupaciones sobre la alta inflación.

Two inflation reports will be published in the U.S. this week.

Esta semana se publicarán dos informes de inflación en EE.UU.

On Thursday, the August wholesale report will come out. Economists expect it to show a rise to 5.4%.

El jueves saldrá el informe mayorista de agosto, que los economistas esperan que muestre una aceleración al 5,4%.

On Friday, the consumer inflation report will be published. It is expected to drop to 3.3%.

El viernes se publicará el informe de inflación al consumidor, que se espera que baje al 3,3%.

Both numbers are still far above the Federal Reserve's 2% target.

Ambas cifras siguen muy por encima del objetivo del 2% de la Reserva Federal.

The Fed will meet next week to decide on interest rates.

La Fed se reunirá la próxima semana para decidir sobre las tasas de interés.

Traders bet there is almost a 60% chance that the Fed will raise its main rate.

Los operadores apuestan por una probabilidad de casi el 60% de que la Fed suba su tasa principal.

President Donald Trump is pushing for rates to be lowered.

El presidente Donald Trump presiona para que se bajen las tasas.

The new Fed chair, Kevin Warsh, has said he wants to give fewer hints about rate plans.

El nuevo presidente de la Fed, Kevin Warsh, ha dicho que quiere dar menos pistas sobre los planes de tasas.

On Wall Street, Boston Scientific fell 5.9% because of a network outage caused by a cybersecurity issue.

En Wall Street, Boston Scientific cayó un 5,9% por una interrupción de red por ciberseguridad.

Novartis dropped 13.9% after a disappointing update about a therapy study.

Novartis se desplomó un 13,9% tras una actualización desalentadora sobre un estudio de terapia.

Qualcomm rose 3.2% after announcing a deal with Amazon for AI data centers.

Qualcomm subió un 3,2% tras anunciar un acuerdo con Amazon para centros de datos de IA.

Abroad, Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 1.7% because the yen went up.

En el extranjero, el Nikkei 225 de Japón cayó un 1,7% por la subida del yen.

September 8th, 2026

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