Wednesday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall St slides as oil hovers near $100 on rising Middle East tensions

[Yahoo/Reuters] Brent crude oil rises above $100 a barrel as Middle East conflict intensifies

[NBC] Bessent’s move to tamp down rising rates backfires as bond yields jump, stocks tumble

[MarketWatch] Refining bottlenecks are emerging as the next big oil problem as Middle East skirmishes flare up

[Reuters] US Treasury to buy up to $6 billion in Sept 10 buyback operation

[Axios] Fed's interest rate decision may come down to hair-splitting inflation data

[Reuters] US regulator says credit scoring firm FICO increasing prices for borrowers

[Bloomberg] Iran Ready for More Intense War and Won’t Relent, Official Says

[Bloomberg] Bessent Triples Debt Buyback But Market Shows Disappointment

[Bloomberg] Trump’s Latest Trade Threat Weighs on Canadian Firms With US Contracts

[Bloomberg] Bessent Yen Jawboning Risks Raising Expectations BOJ Can’t Meet

[NYT] Treasury Plans $6 Billion in Debt Repurchases to Battle Rising Yields

[NYT] Saudi Oil Exports Plunge as Spread of War Shuts Off Shipping Routes

[WSJ] American Workers Are Staying Put

[WSJ] States That Gave Data Centers Billions in Tax Breaks Are Now Ripping Up the Deals

[FT] US Treasury yields jump as plans for $6bn buybacks disappoint investors

[FT] ‘I am the house now’: Bessent warns currency traders not to bet against yen