ST. LOUIS, MO – September 16, 2026 (STL.News) Overseas Markets – Overseas financial markets traded cautiously overnight and into Wednesday morning as investors confronted an increasingly difficult combination of oil above $100 a barrel, historically high government bond yields, Middle East supply concerns, and an expected interest-rate increase from the U.S. Federal Reserve. European markets finished Tuesday broadly lower, while Asian markets were mixed to modestly higher during Wednesday’s session as investors waited for the Federal Reserve’s latest monetary-policy decision. The central bank has become the immediate focus for global markets because traders are overwhelmingly expecting a quarter-point rate

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