Dutch Inflation Confirmed at 3.4% in September as Fuel Prices Push Costs Higher

Motor fuel prices rose 27.2% from a year earlier, while cheaper food helped limit the overall increase in Dutch consumer costs.

Motor fuel prices rose 27.2% from a year earlier, while cheaper food helped limit the overall increase in Dutch consumer costs.

Producer-price inflation eased for a second month, but a 24.5% rise in yen-based import prices complicates the central bank’s next rate decision.

Fresh tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz have renewed fears about oil export routes as the EIA expects regional supply constraints to persist through year-end.

Gold futures slipped back toward $4,190 as a firmer U.S. dollar weighed on bullion ahead of this week’s key U.S. inflation reports.

Elisity would add enterprise Zero Trust network controls to IonQ’s security portfolio, with as much as $150 million of the purchase price tied to performance.

KKR and TotalEnergies plan to add three solar projects in Texas and Ohio to their U.S. joint venture, giving the portfolio another 700 megawatts at a $1.2 billion enterprise valuation.

Thirty-year mortgage rates stayed in the mid-7% range, pressuring affordability as soft application demand underscored the strain on U.S. homebuyers.

AAA says the national average for regular gasoline is about $4.36 a gallon, leaving U.S. drivers paying roughly $1.27 more than a year ago even after a slight recent pullback.

Energy stocks advanced as technology shares weakened, with JPMorgan, Citi, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo scheduled to report third-quarter results Tuesday.

Cboe’s VIX edged higher Monday as traders faced an upcoming U.S. inflation report and the first major third-quarter bank results, with the reading still below recent volatility peaks.