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September 11, 2026

Friday, September 11, 2026: U.S., Iran Gulf War Sends Brent Crude Near $108

The Daily Briefing · Friday, September 11, 2026
U.S., Iran Gulf War Sends Brent Crude Near $108
U.S., Iran Gulf War Sends Brent Crude Near $108
Iran has fired ballistic missiles at U.S. Navy warships and commercial tankers transiting the Persian Gulf in direct state, on, state combat
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BHP: Copper Tops Iron Ore for First Time in FY2026
BHP: Copper Tops Iron Ore for First Time in FY2026
Copper EBITDA hit $18.2 billion in FY2026, accounting for 54% of BHP's group total, a first in the company's history.
Energy Leads S&P 500 in 2026 as WTI Tops $104
Energy Leads S&P 500 in 2026 as WTI Tops $104
The energy sector has surged 43% year, to, date, the only S&P 500 segment avoiding Friday's broad selloff as WTI crude oil holds above $104 per barrel.
Gold Steadies Near $4,350 Ahead of CPI Data
Gold Steadies Near $4,350 Ahead of CPI Data
Spot gold trades at $4,347.78 per troy ounce on September 11, with GLD down 6.16% year, to, date despite a 19.34% annual gain.
Nikkei Slides 2.7% as Yen Surge Hits Japan Exports
Nikkei Slides 2.7% as Yen Surge Hits Japan Exports
Nikkei 225 closed below 63,500 Friday for its third consecutive decline, erasing more than $100 billion in Japanese market value.
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August CPI at 3.4% Keeps Interest Rates on Course
August CPI printed at 3.4% year, over, year, landing precisely on consensus and delivering no downside surprise to cool rate expectations
US 10, Year Yield Nears 5% in Global Bond Selloff
The US 10, year Treasury yield reached 4.96% Friday, its highest reading since 2023, driven by a synchronized global bond selloff.
China Resumes Crude Buying as Oil Tops $100 a Barrel
China's state buyers re, entered global crude markets after a deliberate pullback following the February 2026 Iran war eruption
RH Q2 EPS Stuns at $2.70, Crushing $0.39 Forecast
RH (RH) reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $2.70, shattering the $0.39 Wall Street consensus by $2.31 per share, the widest margin beat in recent company history.
Kroger Q2: Foran's First Earnings Test
Kroger Q2 adjusted EPS beat the $1.05 analyst consensus while revenue fell short of the $34.68 billion estimate.
August CPI Tests the Fed Before September Rate Decision
Street consensus places August headline CPI at +0.4% MoM and +3.4% YoY, with core at +0.4% MoM and +2.4% YoY.
Intel INTC Drops 5.7% as Oil and Yields Shake Chip Rally
Intel (INTC) fell 5.7% on September 10, erasing a portion of its near, 190% year, to, date gain as profit, taking hit an overextended sector.
Market briefs
WaFd Bank Stock Falls 5.3% on $3.9B EverBank Reverse Merger
WaFd (WAFD) shareholders will hold just 40.8% of the new $75B bank, set to trade on Nasdaq as EVBK.
WAFD:NASDAQ · 5 sources
Dyne Therapeutics Stock Falls 23% on Rival Dystrophy Trial Failure
Dyne Therapeutics (DYN) plunged 23% as Novartis's Phase 3 DM1 failure sparked a J.P. Morgan $10 downgrade.
DYN:NASDAQ · SRPT:NASDAQ · PEPG:NASDAQ · 6 sources
Roivant Sciences Stock Jumps 24% on Record PHocus Trial Result
Roivant Sciences (ROIV) shares soared as Pulmovant's mosliciguat cut PVR 56.3%, a PH, ILD trial record.
ROIV · 6 sources
Reddit Stock Jumps 6% on Fastest User Growth of 2026
Reddit (RDDT) rose 6% Thursday as Piper Sandler data showed 18% annual user growth in August, the year's best.
RDDT:NYSE · 6 sources
From the startup desk
Mach Industries Hits $3.7B Valuation in Three Months
Mach Industries (US) — Defense drone startup raises $600M Series C extension at a $3.7B valuation, doubling its worth in just three months, to scale autonomous weapons manufacturing.
Ayar Labs Adds $150M More as CPO Nears Production
Ayar Labs (US) — Silicon-photonics optical interconnect startup bags an additional $150M Series E extension, bringing its 2026 total to $650M, to accelerate co-packaged optics enabling larger AI GPU clusters.
Scan.com Raises $220M Series C for US Imaging Push
Scan.com (UK) — UK medical imaging startup raises $220M in combined Series C equity and debt to build the largest diagnostic imaging network in the United States.
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