Brent remains below $100, but inflation pressure beyond energy has put this morning’s U.S. business surveys at the center of the session. Technology lifted the Nasdaq on Tuesday while the Dow fell, leaving investors to see whether improving activity can support more of the market without keeping borrowing costs high.

 

 

 

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Tuesday’s close showed how selective investors remain. The Dow fell 0.36% to 51,863.69, the S&P 500 finished virtually unchanged at 7,764.64, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.45% to 27,244.28. Morning indications put Dow futures at 52,284, S&P 500 futures at 7,835.75 and Nasdaq 100 futures at 31,015.50. The flash U.S. manufacturing and services surveys are due at 9:45 a.m. ET. Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said Tuesday that the economy may be firming and that inflation pressure is not confined to energy and tariffs. Investors will examine what businesses report about both demand and prices. Firm activity could improve the outlook for earnings, but persistent price pressure would complicate the case for lower yields and a broader advance in stocks. 

 

Technology shares helped South Korea’s benchmark gain 0.9% and Taiwan’s rise 0.8% overnight; Japan’s stock market was closed for a holiday. European shares also advanced, with the STOXX 600 up 0.17% in a separate Wednesday observation. Markets continued to assess Saudi oil flows and developments between the United States and Iran. The morning indications supplied for this Pulse placed Brent at $99.30, WTI at $89.84 and gold near $4,350. The U.S. 10-year Treasury carried a 4.63% coupon and was priced at 97.44 to yield 4.96%; the 30-year carried a 5.13% coupon and was priced at 97.44 to yield 5.30%. Changes in oil benchmarks can affect fuel and transport costs when they reach a buyer’s contracts. They do not settle the wider inflation question or change the rate at which a business can borrow today. 

 

Brazil added a fresh regional development after yesterday’s Pulse. Its government lowered its 2026 growth forecast from 2.3% to 2.0% and its inflation forecast from 5.1% to 4.9%. Slower expected price growth comes with weaker expected activity, changing the outlook for businesses assessing demand and funding needs. Mexico faces an immediate currency consideration for companies with dollar payments due, with USD/MXN indicated at 17.4014 this morning. Colombia must weigh crude prices against oil export income, while metals demand remains important for Chile and Peru. The other major currency indications were EUR/USD 1.1411, USD/JPY 157.79, GBP/USD 1.3283 and USD/CHF 0.8228. Bitcoin stood at $85,823, Ethereum at $2,731.92, USDT at $1.00 and Dogecoin at $0.098. For treasury teams, the work is to identify which price reaches a company’s invoices, financing or currency purchases, and when. 

 

 

 

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Today’s Market Theme

 

U.S. Equity Markets

 

U.S. Treasury Market

 

Energy and Precious Metals

 

Foreign Exchange

 

Mexico and Latin America

The Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Peru exchange rates are prior-session reference indications, not synchronized September 23 morning moves. 

 

Digital Assets

 

Global Equity Markets

 

 

Ionfi Positioning Insight

 

A company revising its cash forecast should examine energy, supplier costs and borrowing separately. Each reaches the business under different terms and on different dates. This morning’s surveys may provide fresh evidence about prices beyond energy, while the 10-year yield will show how the bond market responds. 

 

 

Ionfi | CIO What to Watch Into the Close

 

• Read the surveys’ business price measures alongside manufacturing and services activity. 

• Watch whether the 10-year yield moves from its 4.96% morning indication. 

• Look for gains beyond technology in the Dow and S&P 500. 

• Follow confirmed oil supply flows and obtain a current FX rate before funding a payment. 

 

Ionfi | Treasury Perspective

 

Identify which market changes can reach each obligation, then confirm the settlement currency, funding source and payment date. A favorable benchmark matters when it improves the price or terms the business can actually obtain. 

 

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Market levels are indicative readings captured at different points during the morning of September 23, 2026, except where a prior-session date is specified. They are not synchronized quotes and may change before publication or settlement. This publication provides general market commentary, not investment or transaction advice.