10-year Treasury sits below 5% as market awaits Fed decision: AlphaCheck
10-year Treasury sits below 5% as market awaits Fed decision: AlphaCheck
Ines FerréWed, September 16, 2026 at 2:05 PM UTC
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Good morning. Stocks were mixed on Wednesday as oil prices eased but stayed solidly above $100 per barrel ahead of the Federal Reserve's key interest rate decision due this afternoon.
Brent crude futures (BZ=F) dropped to $107 per barrel, and the 10-year Treasury (^TNX) fell below 5%.
Investors overwhelmingly expect the Fed to raise rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday following its two-day policy meeting.
Here's a check of the markets in the first few minutes of trading, based on a heat map powered by Yahoo Finance AlphaSpace data.
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Tech stocks (XLK) gained as shares of chip heavyweight (NVDA) rose more than 1%. SK Hynix (SKHY) stock also jumped 3% following a report that the memory maker is exploring a deal with Intel (INTC).
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) prices held near $75,000 after a long-awaited procedural vote on the crypto-related Clarity Act failed, raising expectations that lawmakers may not consider the legislation until after the next election cycle.
Here are some other notable stocks that Yahoo Finance readers are viewing this morning: DataMEDS (MEDS), Cava (CAVA), and Skyworks (SWKS).
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