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Bond Selloff Slows, Oil Climbs Further

Bond Selloff Slows, Oil Climbs Further

Global bond yields stabilised on Wednesday near their highest levels in decades on fears of swelling sovereign debt, while oil futures gained ​for a fourth straight day on receding prospects of a deal to end the conflict in the Middle East. European stocks were broadly flat &z...


August 19, 2026
Tech Selloff Weighs Down Wall Street as Bond Yields Climb
Tech Selloff Weighs Down Wall Street as Bond Yields Climb

Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Tuesday with semiconductors leading technology declines as Middle East uncertainty ​pushed bond...

August 18, 2026
Bond Yields Rise, Oil Extends Gains as US-Iran Truce Ends
Bond Yields Rise, Oil Extends Gains as US-Iran Truce Ends

Bond ​yields climbed on Tuesday to their highest in decades, with oil prices rising for a third day ‌and stocks under pressure in Asian trade...

Wall Street Slips as Oil Prices Rise, Retail Results Awaited
Wall Street Slips as Oil Prices Rise, Retail Results Awaited

Wall Street's three major indexes finished lower on Monday as investors waited ‌for quarterly reports from large retailers to provide...

August 17, 2026
Shares Rise, Dollar Slips as Markets Pare Fed Rate Risks
Shares Rise, Dollar Slips as Markets Pare Fed Rate Risks

Global shares edged higher and the dollar slipped ​towards two-month lows on Monday after a run of soft U.S. economic data, including an unexpected...

S&P 500 Ends Lower as Investors Weigh Data, Mideast Tensions
S&P 500 Ends Lower as Investors Weigh Data, Mideast Tensions

The S&P 500 closed lower on Friday, dipping from a record high and weighed down by Applied Materials, while investors ​digested...

August 14, 2026
Asian Stocks Set for Weekly Gains as Fed Hike Bets Fade
Asian Stocks Set for Weekly Gains as Fed Hike Bets Fade

Asian stocks rose on Friday, poised for their strongest week in two months as benign inflation data dented expectations ​of an imminent...

S&P 500 Notches Record-High Close as Rate-Hike Worries Ease
S&P 500 Notches Record-High Close as Rate-Hike Worries Ease

The S&P 500 notched a record-high close on Thursday, fueled by advances in ​Sandisk and other heavyweight technology stocks, as tame producer...

August 13, 2026
Asian Stocks Rise as US Data Dents September Fed Hike Bets
Asian Stocks Rise as US Data Dents September Fed Hike Bets

Asian stocks climbed on Thursday as tame U.S. inflation data cooled expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike next month, ‌while oil slipped...

S&P 500 Ends Higher as CoreWeave Results Fuel AI Optimism
S&P 500 Ends Higher as CoreWeave Results Fuel AI Optimism

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended higher on ​Wednesday, lifted by upbeat quarterly results from CoreWeave and other AI infrastructure firms,...

August 12, 2026
Wall Street Ends Down as US-Iran Peace Optimism Fades
Wall Street Ends Down as US-Iran Peace Optimism Fades

Wall Street ended lower on Tuesday, with Amazon and Alphabet dipping, as investors became more pessimistic about a potential ​deal to bring...

August 11, 2026
US-Iran Standoff Sends Oil Up, Dents Stocks
US-Iran Standoff Sends Oil Up, Dents Stocks

Oil prices rose on Tuesday as negotiations between the United States and Iran over a peace deal ​and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz hit an...

Wall Street Ends Down as Expectations of Hormuz Deal Fade
Wall Street Ends Down as Expectations of Hormuz Deal Fade

The Nasdaq and S&P 500 closed lower on Monday, with declines in Intel and other chipmakers, as ​investors became less confident about a deal to...

August 10, 2026
Asia Stocks Firm; Oil Edges Up on Gulf Morass
Asia Stocks Firm; Oil Edges Up on Gulf Morass

Asian share markets tracked Wall Street higher on Monday after a soft U.S. jobs report pared the ​risk of a near-term rise in...

S&P Hits Record High as Weak Jobs Data Eases Rate Fears
S&P Hits Record High as Weak Jobs Data Eases Rate Fears

U.S. stocks advanced on Friday, with the S&P closing at a ​record high to cap off a strong week of gains for the major indexes, after data...

August 7, 2026
Stocks, Dollar Stall Ahead of US Jobs; Oil Gains
Stocks, Dollar Stall Ahead of US Jobs; Oil Gains

Global stocks headed for their strongest weekly gain since May on Friday, ahead of major ​U.S. jobs data, as investor optimism over robust earnings...

August 6, 2026
Asian Shares Fall on Tech Pullback; Oil Steady on Iran Talks
Asian Shares Fall on Tech Pullback; Oil Steady on Iran Talks

Asian shares reversed course on Thursday after the previous day's ​AI-fuelled rally, as fickle enthusiasm over AI spending turned cautious,...

August 5, 2026
Stocks Up in Asia as Tech Mood Shifts, Oil Slides
Stocks Up in Asia as Tech Mood Shifts, Oil Slides

Asian stock markets jumped on Wednesday as robust earnings and renewed appetite for tech propelled Wall Street to record highs, ​while hopes for...

Dow, S&P 500 Hit Records on AI Earnings, Mideast Hopes
Dow, S&P 500 Hit Records on AI Earnings, Mideast Hopes

The S&P 500 and the Dow closed at record highs on Tuesday, powered by ​the latest batch of earnings from AI-related companies such as...

August 4, 2026
Asia Stocks Struggle for Direction, Oil Moves Higher
Asia Stocks Struggle for Direction, Oil Moves Higher

Asian markets were choppy on Tuesday as investors weighed whether strong U.S. corporate earnings would boost ‌AI-related stocks in the region,...

Wall St rallies, Dow Closes at Record on Iran Talks Optimism
Wall St rallies, Dow Closes at Record on Iran Talks Optimism

U.S. stocks kicked off ​August on a strong note to send the Dow Industrials to a closing record high, as signs of de-escalating U.S.-Iran tensions...

August 3, 2026
Wall Street Ends Higher as Amazon Soothes AI Jitters
Wall Street Ends Higher as Amazon Soothes AI Jitters

Wall Street ended higher on Friday, lifted by Amazon as the tech heavyweight's strong ​quarterly report bolstered investor confidence in...

July 31, 2026
Stocks Surge, Yen Awaits BOJ Presser After Intervention
Stocks Surge, Yen Awaits BOJ Presser After Intervention

Asian markets rallied hard with Wall Street on Friday as South Korea's battered market made a record comeback, stirring hopes that a recent...

Wall Street Ends Sharply Higher, Lifted by Soaring Microsoft
Wall Street Ends Sharply Higher, Lifted by Soaring Microsoft

Wall Street ended sharply higher on Thursday, with chip stocks jumping and Microsoft logging its biggest daily percentage gain in 18 years after...

July 30, 2026
Asian Stocks Waver After Rout as Fed Keeps Markets Guessing
Asian Stocks Waver After Rout as Fed Keeps Markets Guessing

Asian stocks struggled for direction in volatile trading on Thursday after a week of market turbulence sparked by AI jitters, as a...

Fed's 'Hawkish Hold' Muddies Path for Stocks and Bonds
Fed's 'Hawkish Hold' Muddies Path for Stocks and Bonds

Investors searching for clarity from a newly led U.S. Federal Reserve were disappointed on Wednesday, warning that the central bank's mixed...

July 29, 2026
Stocks Muted Ahead of Fed Decision and Tech Earnings
Stocks Muted Ahead of Fed Decision and Tech Earnings

Global shares struggled to push higher on Wednesday as modest gains ​in the U.S. did little to soothe investors spooked by a punishing selloff in...

July 28, 2026
AI Anxiety Sparks Tech Rout, Broad Selloff in Asian Markets
AI Anxiety Sparks Tech Rout, Broad Selloff in Asian Markets

Chip stocks tanked across Asia on Tuesday, rattled by the threat of Chinese competition and worries about who's paying for the AI boom, ​while...

Wall Street Ends Mixed as Investors Focus on Tech Earnings
Wall Street Ends Mixed as Investors Focus on Tech Earnings

Wall Street ended mixed on Monday, as investors awaited guidance from major technology companies in a busy week for ​quarterly earnings, while also...

July 27, 2026
Shares, Bonds Bounce in Asia as Oil Skids
Shares, Bonds Bounce in Asia as Oil Skids

Share markets rallied in Asia on Monday as a pause in fighting in the Gulf dragged oil prices lower, easing inflation ​risks and boosting...

Nasdaq Lags as AI Spending Concerns Weigh Ahead of Earnings
Nasdaq Lags as AI Spending Concerns Weigh Ahead of Earnings

The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell on Friday as investors sold chip stocks on ​worries about massive spending on artificial intelligence ahead of the next...

July 24, 2026
Asian Stocks Sink as Oil Spike Raises Rate Risks
Asian Stocks Sink as Oil Spike Raises Rate Risks

Asian shares sank on Friday as a near 40% rise in oil prices this ​month due to the intensifying conflict in the Gulf revived inflation fears,...

Wall St Falls on AI Spending Worries and $100 Oil
Wall St Falls on AI Spending Worries and $100 Oil

Wall Street indexes closed lower on Thursday with Nasdaq sinking more than 2% as the latest earnings ​updates from large technology companies...

July 23, 2026
Asian Stocks Rise as AI Capex Ramps Up, Oil at 6-Week Highs
Asian Stocks Rise as AI Capex Ramps Up, Oil at 6-Week Highs

Asian stocks rose on Thursday after U.S. technology firms outlined significant capital spending plans that are likely to benefit chipmakers in ​the...

Wall Street Dips on Tech Earnings and Rising Oil
Wall Street Dips on Tech Earnings and Rising Oil

The Nasdaq led Wall Street lower on Wednesday with a mixed performance from technology stocks, as investors ​waited for key earnings reports to...

July 22, 2026
Asian Stocks Cling to Gains as US Rebounds, Oil Rises
Asian Stocks Cling to Gains as US Rebounds, Oil Rises

Stocks made lumpy gains on ​Wednesday as the boost from a strong Wall Street session was capped by caution ahead of earnings reports from Big...

Wall St Ends Higher on Chip Rebound; Earnings in Focus
Wall St Ends Higher on Chip Rebound; Earnings in Focus

Wall Street's main indexes closed ​higher on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq leading gains as a steep rally in semiconductor shares helped shift the...

July 21, 2026
Stocks Rebound as Mideast Mediation Pushes Oil Lower
Stocks Rebound as Mideast Mediation Pushes Oil Lower

Global stocks rose on Tuesday as oil prices retreated from a one-month high on mediation ​efforts in the Middle East, and...

Wall St Indexes Fall, with Iran and Earnings Season in Focus
Wall St Indexes Fall, with Iran and Earnings Season in Focus

Wall Street's three major indexes finished lower on ​Monday while investors looked for moves toward Middle East de-escalation and...

July 20, 2026
Shares Unsettled as Oil Climbs, Earnings Loom for AI
Shares Unsettled as Oil Climbs, Earnings Loom for AI

Shares slipped with bonds on Monday as the escalating conflict in the Gulf lifted oil ​prices and fanned fears of inflation, while a...

Wall St Ends Lower for Day and Week as Chip Selloff Broadens
Wall St Ends Lower for Day and Week as Chip Selloff Broadens

Wall Street extended its decline on Friday as a pullback on stocks associated ​with the AI boom, which has driven many of the gains so far this...

July 17, 2026
Stocks Sink as Chip Rout Deepens, Oil Set for Weekly Gain
Stocks Sink as Chip Rout Deepens, Oil Set for Weekly Gain

A brutal selloff in ​chipmakers rippled through global markets on Friday, triggering a rout across Asia and setting up steep losses in Europe...

Wall Street Ends Lower as Chip Weakness Blunts Good Data
Wall Street Ends Lower as Chip Weakness Blunts Good Data

Chip stocks pulled the Nasdaq and the ​S&P 500 lower on Thursday as they continued to lead broader market moves despite generally upbeat U.S....


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