U.S. Stock Futures Trade Mixed; Intel Up

U.S. stock futures traded mixed, with Intel climbing premarket and helping to brighten a market clouded by war anxiety.

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German Business Sentiment Dives to Lowest Since 2020 as War Hits Outlook

Companies are counting the cost of soaring energy prices driven by war in the Middle East and are increasingly pessimistic about the months ahead.

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Oil Prices Rise. Trump Tells Americans to Expect Higher Gas Prices as Iran War Rumbles.

Brent crude futures rose back above $100 a barrel early Friday.

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U.K. Consumer Sentiment Dragged Further by Iran War

Sentiment continued to tumble this month, with concerns mounting over the economy as tensions in the Middle East drag on.

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Russia's Central Bank Continues to Cut Rates

The central bank cut its key interest rate for an eighth straight meeting, and said further reductions were possible despite a jump in oil prices.

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BOE Survey Finds Inflation Expectations Rise, But Wage Outlook Cools

Businesses expected to raise their prices at a faster rate than they did prior to the Middle East conflict, though wage increases were seen slowing.

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Japan's Central Bank Confronts Two-Way Risk Fueled by War in Middle East

While the central bank remains committed to tightening, uncertainty around the conflict's economic impact has forced policymakers to be even more cautious than usual.

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Dollar Moves Are Being Driven by Geopolitics, Not Data. What Comes Next.

The U.S. dollar has been trading more on geopolitical tensions than economic data, but that dynamic may not last.

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Trump is swaying the market like no president has in decades, analysis shows

Data suggests President Trump has been the driver behind the best and worst days for stocks in his second term.

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The Arbitrage Trade That's Making Private-Credit Withdrawals Worse

Some investors are exploiting a yawning gap between how similar funds are valued.

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Fear of Shortages Boosts Global Factories, but Eurozone Activity Declines

The U.S., France, Japan, India and the U.K. recorded a pickup in factory output, but Germany is experiencing a sharp decline in services activity and a slowdown in manufacturing.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

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