Wall Street stocks are trading lower this Wednesday morning.

At 10:55 am (Brasilia time) this Wednesday (29), the main stock indices of Wall Street They were operating in a negative field. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) It showed a moderate decrease of 0.86%, at 52,292.06 points. S&P 500 and the Nasdaq They recorded losses of 0.12% and 0.20%, to 7,419.74 points and 24,826.06 points, respectively.

On the other hand, in the market of TreasuriesThe yield on the two-year bond rose from 4.291% to 4.314% per year. Meanwhile, the yield on the ten-year bond increased to 4.626% per year.

This morning, attention is focused on the Middle East, after tensions rose again overnight. Yesterday (28), Iran accused the US of bombing its territory. The accusation comes a day after the Iranian Revolutionary Guard launched a surprise attack against an American base in Jordan.

The new surge triggered a surge in oil prices, which were up about 6% at the opening of the US trading session. 

On the radar, attention remains focused on the meeting of Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)of Federal Reserve (Fed), whose decision on US interest rates will be announced at 3 PM (Brasilia time). According to the tool FedWatchof CME Group64.2% of investors expect the rate to remain between 3.50% and 3.75%, while the remainder project an increase of 0.25 percentage points.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.