Futures Drop, Yields And Oil Jump Ahead Of Iran UN Address As Trump - Xi Summit Looms

US equity futures are down modestly, but at session lows, as oil reverses earlier losses (crude was on pace for a sixth straight day of declines, its longest losing run in a year) sending Brent back over $100 and pushing 10Y yields back to 4.99%. As of 8:30am, S&P 500 futures were 0.1% lower with Nasdaq 100 futures sliding 0.3%, and also at session lows after hitting a record on Tuesday. In premarket trading, memory and semis are lower as Mag7/software are higher. Within SPX sectors, all of the majors have pockets of strength ex-Materials which are set to lag given the sell off in metals. Rising oil prices have also weighed on European equities, which have pared opening gains and left the Stoxx 600 down 0.5%, also at session lows. In Asia, Chinese and Hong Kong shares declined, trailing regional peers including South Korean and Taiwanese benchmarks. Oil remains the wildcard for stocks and bonds, while Meta’s Muse AI agent is reshaping sector rotation. Yields are notably higher, with 2Y yields rising to a 2 year high of 4.79% as the curve flattens aggressively, as the tactical market narrative seeks more color from UN meetings (US/China; US/Iran; NATO+UKR/Russia) before…