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Hormuz crisis drags on with no end in sight
U.S. crude has moved to $99.47 as the Hormuz crisis tightens supply lines with no clear path to de-escalation. HSBC has lifted its 2026 Brent forecast to $90 a barrel. Wholesale inflation stirred by the Iran war and high oil prices is now raising fresh questions for Fed Chair Kevin Warsh ahead of next week's decision. The ECB has raised interest rates to 2.5 percent and warned the conflict is fueling broader inflation pressures. Fresh tariff reports and surging yields are hammering copper and Freeport-McMoRan shares. And in U.S. markets the S&P is down 0.7% at 7,585.91 while the VIX has edged higher to 17.73. Gold hit $4,407 an ounce. Bitcoin sits at $77,143. And finally the shot seen around the world how an amateur photographer captured the ultimate sacrifice of FDNY heroes on 9/11. The lone fire truck racing across the Brooklyn Bridge toward the burning towers has become a defining image of the courage of so many first responders. The man who took the picture tells Bruce Golding what remains seared in his memory. Condor Studio News · 9:00 AM Central · Sep 10, 2026.
