Monday's News Links

[CNBC] Stocks edge higher ahead of pivotal Fed rate decision: Live updates

[Reuters] Oil slips as Saudi Arabia offers more crude via Oman; diesel near record high

[CNBC] The Federal Reserve is expected to hike rates for the first time in three years: Live updates

[Yahoo/Reuters] Warsh's words may matter more than the anticipated Fed rate hike

[AP] Retail sales rise a better-than-expected 1.2% in August after shoppers pulled back spending in July

[Reuters] Saudis pound Yemen, Houthis fire at Saudi, as Middle East war spreads

[AP] Saudi Arabia calls attempted attack on Mecca a ‘red line’ as Iran-backed Houthis deny they did it

[AP] Why Yemen’s Houthis have only grown stronger through years of war

[Yahoo/Reuters] US import prices jump in August on strength in capital, consumer goods

[CNBC] Consumers hit by one-two punch of oil and rates from Iran war. The estimated bill is $1,700 per household

[CNBC] Mortgage demand from homebuyers drops 19% from a year ago, as interest rates surge abruptly higher

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Record Diesel Prices Hit at Worst Time in Key Battleground States

[Yahoo/Reuters] AI Debt Boom Heads From Wall Street to Europe Despite Tech Angst

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] EU Proposes Canada Become the Bloc’s First ‘Associate Member’

[Yahoo/Reuters] BOJ set to raise interest rates to 31-year high as inflation risks loom

[AP] Japan records a trade deficit for 4th month as oil imports soar

[Yahoo/Reuters] China's slower loan growth is the new normal, central bank governor says

[Bloomberg] Fed Seen Hiking Rates in Defiance of Trump: Decision-Day Guide

[Bloomberg] What’s Inside the Bond Market’s ‘Toxic Stew’

[Bloomberg] Carry Traders Eye Franc and Krona as Yen’s Funding Appeal Ebbs

[Bloomberg] Mideast Crude Prices Surge as Traders Scour Market for Barrels

[Bloomberg] PBOC Chief Unfazed by Credit Slump as Era of Surging Loans Ends

[Bloomberg] Shrinking Chinese Fuel Inventories Raise Chance of Export Curbs

[NYT] Fed Readies for Momentous Rate Decision

[NYT] Fed Meeting Is a Big Moment for the Bond Market

[NYT] Saudi Pipeline Attack Risks ‘Disastrous’ Loss of Millions of Barrels of Oil

[NYT] The World Economy Is Becoming Wary of the U.S.

[NYT] Pentagon Inspector General Details U.S. Losses and Challenges in Iran War

[WSJ] American Businesses Have No Idea How to Set Prices Right Now

[WSJ] Americans Have Spent $100 Billion More on Fuel During the Iran War

[WSJ] The U.S. Is Burning Through Its Supply of Interceptors to Counter Iran’s Attacks

[WSJ] How a Chinese Hacking Firm Tapped AI to Supercharge Cyber-Spying

[FT] Can the US and China work together on AI risks?

[FT] Iran’s hidden leader stirs unease at home

[FT] The precarious fusion boom