据华尔街日报：知情人士称，甲骨文(ORCL.N)正与阿波罗和高盛等机构洽谈融资，为一笔大规模芯片采购提供资金，并希望最快于今年完成交易。这笔融资旨在填补甲骨文支付硬件采购款与云计算业务开始产生收入之间的资金缺口。

WALLER said further rate hikes may be needed to return inflation to the Fed’s 2% target, but the pace can be flexible, leaving room to pause at the Fed’s October policy meeting. He said, "If economic data continue to come in as expected, I expect further hikes to help bring inflation back to 2% more quickly." He added hikes need not occur at consecutive meetings but should be completed within a reasonable timeframe. He did not quantify how much higher policy rates must rise to curb inflation still more than 1 percentage point above the Fed’s target. WALLER cited a stronger US economy, a lingering energy-price shock from the Iran war, and AI-driven demand for key goods and services as factors increasing the need for higher rates.

EIA data show U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve stocks for the week ended Oct. 2 were at their lowest level since the week of Oct. 15, 1982.