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Collins and Barkin harden the year-end case on CPI eve as October stays pinned near a fifth
A broader official chorus — Boston Fed's Collins, Richmond's Barkin and even the usually moderate New York Fed's Williams — backed further tightening the day before September CPI, while the market still pins October at a 77.3% hold and December at a 68.7% cumulative 25bp, leaving tonight's print to decide whether the "patient" camp keeps its footing .
Iran widens tanker attacks beyond Hormuz as strait crude exports collapse 81% and Brent tops $107
Escalation shifted from the waterway to the whole basin — two senior Iranian officials told Reuters Tehran has widened its shipping attacks beyond the Strait of Hormuz into the Gulf of Oman and "waters further afield" to keep oil prices high through the US midterms, with one warning of "complete closure soon" — as Financial Times data relayed by Wallstreetcn put crude exports through the strait at 2.9 million bpd on 10/11, down 81.3% from September's 15.5 million bpd daily average , and oil rose, with Brent December futures at $107.02 (+1.24%) and WTI at $95.25 (+1.18%) .