Tuesday, August 18, 2026
General
- Stock futures are little changed after Wall Street starts the week with losses, hurt by higher oil prices and rising yields: Live updates
- Bond yields jump, oil extends gains as US-Iran ceasefire expires
- Japan's 10-year government bond yield rises to three-decade peak
- Vessel struck by unknown projectile in Strait of Hormuz, crew casualty reported, UKMTO says
- Hormuz crossings rise slightly from weekend, remain in single digits, data shows
- Traders Short French Bonds as Fight Over Budget Set to Escalate
- Supply Crunch Grips Copper Market as Key Spread Flares Out
- Facing Quagmire in Iran, Trump Turns to a Familiar Face: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un
- It’s Crunchtime Again for Canada to Avoid New U.S. Tariffs
- Why Trump Is Threatening Again to Bomb Oman
- Iran-Backed Houthis Threaten Coast Along Red Sea Chokepoint
- See How Europe’s Rivers Are Drying Up and Threatening Its Economy
- AI hasn’t gone rogue. It’s worse than that
- Seoul rattled by Trump’s threat to drills at heart of US alliance











































