<div id="readability-page-1" class="page"><div> By Dow Jones Newswires Staff <pre></pre> Global markets and U.S. futures were mixed ahead of the meeting this week between Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping. Oil was down, with WTI futures back below $100 a barrel with no news from Iran or the U.S. on any developments over the Middle East war. Yields on U.K. government bonds were down, reversing Tuesday's rises, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer vows to stay on. President Trump is due to land in China Wednesday for his meeting with Xi Jinping on Thursday, where the two presidents are expected to discuss the Iran war among other things. <pre></pre> --U.S. Futures were mostly down following Tuesday's inflation data that showed prices rose largely due to higher gasoline related to the Iran war, while tech stocks fell. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&amp;P 500 are down 0.05% and 0.3%, while the tech heavy Nasdaq is up 0.5%. Intel fell 6.8%, Sandisk was down 6.2% and Micron Technology dropped 3.6% on Tuesday. <pre></pre> --Asian markets were mostly higher on Wednesday after volatile trading across major indexes. Japan's Nikkei Stock Average closed 0.8% higher. South Korea's Kospi finished 2.6% higher at a record close, boosted by chip and auto stocks. China's Shanghai Composite ended 0.7% higher, while the tech-heavy ChiNext Price Index rose 2.6% to close at a record high, ending above 4,000 for the first time. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index trades flat, while Singapore's FTSE Straits Times Index rose 1.0%. India's Sensex adds 0.4%. <pre></pre> --European indexes rose, recouping some of the prior session's losses, with major moves in the mining sector on higher gold and silver prices. The Europe-wide Stoxx 600 index was up 0.7%. ABN Amro shares climbed 8% after the Dutch bank reported first-quarter earnings and cut its cost guidance. Intertek shares were also boosting the index--up 7%--after the U.K. testing specialist said it was inclined to recommend EQT's latest offer to shareholders. London's FTSE 100, Germany's DAX and France's CAC 40 rose 0.7%, 0.7% and 0.1%, respectively. <pre></pre> --The dollar rose as a stalemate between the U.S. and Iran and Tuesday's higher-than-expected U.S. inflation data weigh on risk sentiment and reduce the prospect of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates. Focus is now on the May 13-15 summit between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping where the Iran war is likely to be high on the agenda, Jefferies economist Mohit Kumar says in a note. If there is no breakthrough during the summit, there could be a few more weeks of the Strait of Hormuz being closed, he says. The DXY dollar index rose 0.1% to 98.376. <pre></pre> --U.S. Treasury yields edged lower, reversing from Tuesday's rise, as oil prices eased slightly despite continued tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Tuesday's increase in U.S. Treasury yields was prompted by a higher-than-expected inflation print for April. Despite slight decline in yields, the 4.5% level for 10-year U.S. Treasurys remains in sight, ING's Michiel Tukker and Padhraic Garvey say in a note. &#34;And once there, it will meet buyers, as that's a level that flags a structural buy for many players,&#34; the rates strategists say. The two-year Treasury yield fell 0.9 basis points to 3.986% and the 10-year yield was down 1 basis point at 4.460%, according to Tradeweb. <pre></pre> --Sterling rose against the euro, recovering from recent losses, after U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer reaffirmed he wouldn't stand down and more than 100 lawmakers from his Labour Party signed a statement against a leadership challenge. Starmer told his cabinet on Tuesday the country &#34;expects us to get on with governing.&#34; Any calls for Starmer to resign don't trigger anything unless lawmakers explicitly back an alternative candidate, Deutsche Bank analysts say in a note. The euro fell 0.1% to 0.8662 pounds after reaching a near three-week high of 0.8697 pounds Tuesday, LSEG data show. Against a stronger dollar, sterling fell 0.1% to $1.3525. <pre></pre> --Eurozone government bond yields edged down, moving in line with U.S. Treasury yields as oil prices turn lower. Oil price moves remain a key driver for eurozone government bonds, given Europe's net importer position and the supply disruption due to the continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The scope for further Bund weakness is getting thinner, says Commerzbank rates strategist Erik Liem. Bunds experienced a weak session Tuesday as higher gilt and Treasury yields on the back of U.K. political tensions and high U.S. core inflation spilled over into Europe, but focus should switch back to energy prices, he says. The 10-year Bund yield fell 0.7 basis points to 3.090%, according to Tradeweb. <pre></pre> --Oil prices fell after a three-day rally as investors await developments in U.S.-Iran negotiations and brace for a two-day summit between Washington and Beijing. In early European trading, Brent crude was down 1% to $106.67 a barrel, while WTI futures slipped 1.2% to $97.37 a barrel. &#34;Ten weeks on from the start of the Iran war and energy markets remain in limbo,&#34; analysts at ING say. The two parties have been unable to find common ground, with extended disruptions to oil supplies in the Gulf and shrinking inventories clouding the outlook. Meanwhile, the EIA assumes the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until late May. But even if shipping begins to pick up in June, shipments likely won't reach prewar levels until later in the year, the U.S. agency says <pre></pre> --Gold prices rebounded after this week's pullback attracted fresh buying interest, even as stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation data and stalled U.S.-Iran talks cloud the outlook. &#34;Markets now price in more than a 40% probability of a Fed rate hike by year-end, driving U.S. bond yields higher and weighing on non-yielding gold,&#34; says Soojin Kim from MUFG. &#34;Despite the pressure from rising rates and elevated energy-driven inflation, gold has remained relatively resilient due to strong demand from central banks.&#34; In early European trading, futures in New York were up 0.6% to $4,714.30 a troy ounce. Silver rose 2.2% to $87.52 an ounce. <pre></pre> Write to Barcelona Editors at barcelonaeditors@dowjones.com <pre></pre> (END) Dow Jones Newswires May 13, 2026 04:43 ET (08:43 GMT)Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones &amp; Company, Inc.</div></div>

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