{"id":84049,"date":"2026-09-23T17:23:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T07:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com.au\/blog\/?p=84049"},"modified":"2026-09-23T17:23:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T07:23:49","slug":"wednesday-23rd-sept-2026-u-s-futures-flat-as-oil-prices-ease-on-hopes-for-iran-de-escalation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com.au\/blog\/wednesday-23rd-sept-2026-u-s-futures-flat-as-oil-prices-ease-on-hopes-for-iran-de-escalation\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday 23rd Sept 2026: U.S. Futures Flat as Oil Prices Ease on Hopes for Iran De-escalation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Global Markets:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf         Asian Stock Markets : Nikkei up 1.38%, Shanghai Composite down 0.36% Hang Seng down 0.92% ASX up 0.05%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf        Commodities : Gold at $4,376.10 (-0.00%) Silver at $67.028 (0.76%), Brent Oil at 98.50 (-0.74%), WTI Oil at 89.44 (-1.20%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf        Rates : US 10-year yield at 4.955, UK 10-year yield at 5.2440, Germany 10-year yield at 3.4538<\/p>\n\n\n\n

News & Data:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf        (EUR)    Consumer Confidence  17 to 16   expected<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Markets Update:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

U.S. equity futures were little changed late Tuesday as oil prices and Treasury yields eased amid hopes for a potential de-escalation in the war between the U.S. and Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S&P 500 futures rose 0.02%, while Nasdaq-100 futures gained 0.1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped 14 points, or 0.03%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During Tuesday\u2019s regular session, the Dow fell 0.4%, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.5% for its fourth consecutive positive session. The tech-heavy index reached a new intraday record and closed at an all-time high. The S&P 500 edged lower but remained about 0.7% below its record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Asia-Pacific trading, South Korea\u2019s Kospi gained 0.66% and the Kosdaq rose 0.54%. Australia\u2019s S&P\/ASX 200 was flat, while Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng Index declined 0.68%. Mainland China\u2019s CSI 300 slipped 0.13%. Japan\u2019s markets were closed for a holiday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brett Ewing, chief market strategist at First Franklin Financial Services, said he expects the S&P 500 to reach 8,200 by year-end, raising his previous 8,000 target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Donald Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials held a three-hour meeting at the United Nations, describing it as \u201cvery good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oil prices fell roughly 1%, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. is considering restricting diesel exports amid elevated fuel prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investors will also monitor earnings from General Mills, Paychex and H.B. Fuller on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u25cf       2:30 PM    GMT   –   USD   Crude Oil Inventories

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