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Wall Street thinks the stock market can handle a few hikes

S&amp;P 500 vs. Fed rate-hiking cycles&nbsp;

Date: FactSet; Deutsche Bank; Chart: Axios/Matt Phillips; Note: S&P 500 is presented on a logarithmic scale.

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Oil's shrug emoji era

UN report: U.S. may have committed war crimes in Iran

Investors see elevated prices well into next year

Brent crude futures curve&nbsp;

Data: FactSet; Chart: Axios Markets/Matt Phillips; Notes: Dates on the bottom axis indicate  the month of delivery for the contract. 

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Axios 2028

Hasan Piker on "The Axios Show": America worse than al-Qaeda "pound for pound"

Hasan Piker says America is worse than al-Qaeda "pound for pound"

Scoop: Trump to hold Iran talks with Gulf leaders next week

Scoop: U.S., Israeli and Arab military chiefs held secret meeting on Iran

Scoop: U.S. attacked Iranian boats trying to seize Navy drone

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The tab is coming due for America's borrowing binge

Inflation stays hot in August as Iran war drives energy costs higher

A line chart that tracks monthly year-over-year CPI changes from January 2021 to August 2026 for overall inflation and core inflation, excluding food and energy. Overall CPI rises from 1.4% to 9% in June 2022, then eases to 2.3% in April 2025 before climbing to 4.2% in May 2026.

Year-over-year change in Consumer Price Index

Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Chart: Courtenay Brown/Axios

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