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Market Notes, 30 September 2026

Covers Tuesday's US session and what to watch before Thursday's holiday. Figures from Yahoo Finance at the US close and from the wires, checked at 21:30 New York time on Tuesday.

Tuesday's US session in one page: consumer confidence at a 12-year low, the 30-year Treasury at its highest since 2002, another 40 million barrels from the US strategic reserve, FICO down 26%, and Micron's results due Thursday morning Hong Kong time.

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