Market news today - shares shrug off looming rate hikes

Market news today - shares shrug off looming rate hikes

September 7, 2026 · 7 min

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Tom Stevenson reviews the current market trends influenced by strong US jobs data and the upcoming mid-term elections.

This week in the markets: strong US jobs data shorten the odds on a rate hike this month; shares and bonds tell a different story for now; and the mid-term election race begins in Dallas. Fidelity’s Tom Stevenson reviews the stories moving markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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