Markets Cautiously Optimistic as Oil and Crypto Rally Ahead of Fed Meeting
- Oil prices continue to rise, with Brent crude over $95 a barrel.
- Bitcoin is up as traders make bullish bets before the Fed's decision on interest rates.
- Housing starts fell more than expected in August, causing Treasury yields to waver.
- A potential government shutdown could delay economic data critical to the Fed's November meeting.
- Analysts remain cautious about the market outlook given declining inflation expectations.