Futures Slip as Yields go Skyward
September 15,2026 8:34 AM EST
Stock futures fell Tuesday as traders looked ahead to the Federal Reserve’s policy decision due later this week — which could send ripples through the economy — and Treasury yields surged to multiyear highs.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials faded 125 points, or 0.2%, to 52,734.
Futures for the S&P 500 doffed 12.75 points, or 0.2%, to 7,680.
Futures for the NASDAQ Composite fell 31.25 points, or 0.1%. to 29,418.
Tuesday morning saw the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rise to its highest since 2007, reaching 5.041%. Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.
A selloff in artificial intelligence-related names has weighed down the stock market after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for a slower pace on AI development.
Over the weekend, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman also ruled out an initial public offering this year, pointing to growing worries around AI safety.
A slate of AI-connected stocks slid, with Nvidia dropping 3% and specialty glass and fiber optic play Corning tumbled 13%.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index gave back 0.01 point Tuesday, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng lost 1%.
Oil prices leaped $1.04 to $102.43 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices weakened $27.90 to $4,324.00 U.S an ounce.
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