Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Afternoon
- Tech selloff pulls Wall Street to two-week lows as oil and yields climb
- Global bond markets put governments on notice over fiscal, inflation risks
- Trump says no talks scheduled with Iran as he teases action in Hormuz Strait
- America's debt is getting more expensive
- US housing market remains under pressure in July; factory output rises
- Trump says US has no talks planned with Iran and other news from the Middle East
- Why Ukraine Is Ramping Up Its Aerial War Against Russia
General
- S&P 500 falls, hurt by rising Treasury yields and oil prices: Live updates
- Bonds, stocks jolted as Middle East tensions shatter market calm
- 30-year Treasury yield tops 5.33%, new 19-year high on inflation, spending concerns
- Japan's 10-year yield hits three-decade peak on inflation worries
- Global Bond Rout Sends Long-Term Borrowing Costs to Highest in Decades
- Hormuz Strait to remain shut until U.S. meets interim deal conditions, Iran says
- Ship attacked during Strait of Hormuz transit and other news from the Middle East
- Trump Takes Hard Line on Iran as Hormuz Standoff Drags On
- Trump torches allies as Iran exposes limits of hard power
- Hormuz crossings rise slightly from weekend, remain in single digits, data shows
- US single-family housing starts slide in July
- Analysis-As US debt mounts, investors demand higher returns to lend
- Price pain point: Why inflation could get worse
- Emerging Assets Halt Rally on Higher Oil Prices, Bond Selloff
- BofA Poll Sees Few Bears Left as Investors Pile Into Stocks
- Traders Short French Bonds as Fight Over Budget Set to Escalate
- Klarna Cuts Revenue Guidance and Is Searching for New CFO
- Supply Crunch Grips Copper Market as Key Spread Flares Out
- Canadian Firms Have $360 Billion of Private Credit Exposure, Mostly in US
- 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
- Global Government Bond Yields Hit Multiyear Highs
- 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
- Global bond sell-off deepens
- Forget the bond rout, fund managers are in party mode
- AI hasn’t gone rogue. It’s worse than that
- Seoul rattled by Trump’s threat to drills at heart of US alliance
- Here’s Apollo’s big First Brands short presentation
