weigh on
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Investors fleeing AI stocks turned to the safe-haven of Treasurys, while lower oil prices also helped to weigh on yields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Instead, worries that a slowdown in the AI-investment boom could weigh on economic growth appeared to overshadow the latest inflation data, according to Mike Thompson, co-portfolio manager at Little Harbor Advisors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
But higher energy prices and long-term interest rates would weigh on U.K. consumption and investment next year, it noted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
A shift in rate differentials could weigh on the appeal of Indonesia’s currency and bonds, but Destry sounded confident that the investment incentives BI has rolled out could maintain the attractiveness of Indonesian assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
And the gloom began to weigh on his spirits.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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