London, Sept 18, 2026 (AFP) - Stock markets diverge after central bank rate hikes

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2026-09-18

Global stock markets diverged and oil prices wobbled on Friday approaching the end of a week dominated by central bank moves to tame inflation driven by the Middle East war. Wall Street open mixed, while European markets fell and Asian equities were lifted by renewed AI optimism. "There isn't much conviction in key corners of the capital markets," said Patick O'Hare at Briefing.com. The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a three-decade high o......

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