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  • September 28 is in the books on Wall Street and it has been a day in which oil prices have soared, recovering from yesterday's losses

  • OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, has agreed to lower production for the first time in 8 years

  • And the news was met with relief in markets, which have low expectations for any such commitment to materialize

  • It's sent energy stocks higher, recording their best days since January, with the broader S&P 500 index more subdued, but still adding to yesterday's gains

  • There was little movement in even the dollar or Mexican peso, the latter having made strong advantage yesterday after the US presidential election debate

  • In corporate bond markets, yields have grown lower after the Federal Reserve met earlier this month, with fear of any immediate rising policymakers tugging interest rate, taking a backseat for the time being

  • The chart of the Barclays AGG is delayed by one day, so does not include yield movements from today, but it still clearly shows a bump higher in yields around the Fed meeting before subsiding again

  • US government bond saw little activity today, with yields inching higher

  • And that's the New York Minute

September 28 is in the books on Wall Street and it has been a day in which oil prices have soared, recovering from yesterday's losses

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