Monday, August 17, 2026
Afternoon
- S&P 500 falls as oil prices rise amid Iran tensions: Live updates
- US Bond Selloff Drives 30-Year Yields to Highest Since 2007
- Iran threatens to go on offensive in Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy with US fails
- Trump says Iran should surrender, threatens to bomb Oman
- US home builder sentiment ticks up in August but remains weak overall
- One neutral rate estimate suggests Fed's policy stance is accommodative, paper says
- The global stakes of China's slowdown
- Nvidia Will Back OpenAI Project With as Much as $105 Billion
- Citadel Securities Says Spiking Yields Reflect Fed Policy Risk
- Microsoft-Tied ‘Project Odyssey’ Bond Lures Buyers at Junk Yield
- Russia Is Already Waging Hybrid War in Europe, Latvia Says
- ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Lenders Pitch Loans for Needs Like Electricity and Rent
General
- S&P 500 flat as traders weigh AI optimism vs. Iran tensions: Live updates
- Oil rises as US-Iran peace talks stall, Hormuz shipping slows
- Dollar Extends Slide as Traders Scale Back Fed Tightening Bets
- From kangaroos to dim sum, foreign borrowers rush into Asia-Pacific bond markets
- AI Is Driving Up Treasury Yields: ‘It Just Touches Everything’
- What rising Treasury yields are telling us
- Trump threatens to ‘bomb’ Oman if it ‘gets in the way’ as U.S.-Iran ceasefire expires
- Iran works to finalize Strait of Hormuz agreement with Oman, and other Middle East news
- Japan Q2 growth misses forecasts on weaker spending, investment
- Canada's July annual inflation accelerates to 3% as gasoline rebounds
- China’s Economic Woes Mount With Disappointing Start to Half
- China new home prices stagnant in July as demand stays weak
- Ukraine takes aim at Russia’s economy and morale by attacking online retailer
- New York Factory Activity Expands by Most Since End of 2021
- Japan’s Bond Yields Climb on BOJ Hike Bets, Fiscal Concerns
- BOJ Should Raise Rates at Every Meeting, Ex-Currency Chief Says
- Banks Cheer as Trump’s Regulatory Rollback Spreads to Europe
- Brazil Economic Activity Suffers Biggest Drop in Over a Year
- China’s Chip Industry Is Having a Breakout Moment
- Iran Is Bracing for Conflict Abroad and at Home
- Why Big Tech’s AI Spending Is $3 Trillion Higher Than It Seems
- Trump Threatens to Bomb Oman if It ‘Gets in the Way’ of Iran Conflict
- Iran’s Secret Plan to Escalate the War
- Growing Rate-Hike Bets Push 10-Year JGB Yield to Three-Decade High
- People are worried about America’s solvency
- Private credit under strain as troubled loans swell
- A leaderboard of the biggest trading losses of all time
- The cost of drought
- War and climate change drive surge in cost of shipping through global chokepoints
- The new AI super-rich are reshaping the market for jets, yachts and cars
- Ferrari’s first EV auctioned off at record $40mn
