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US stocks set for lower open as Iran stalemate lifts oil, yields - Reuters automated-news
US stocks set for lower open as Iran stalemate lifts oil, yields - Reuters

US stocks set for lower open as Iran stalemate lifts oil, yields Reuters

18 Aug 2026
Bond Selloff Is Mostly a Fed Story, Says BofA’s Cabana automated-news
Bond Selloff Is Mostly a Fed Story, Says BofA’s Cabana

Mark Cabana, head of US rates strategy at BofA Global Research, explains the factors he sees contributing to the US bond selloff. (Source: Bloomberg)

18 Aug 2026
Breaking Down the Global Bond Selloff automated-news
Breaking Down the Global Bond Selloff

The global bond selloff continues with long-dated bond yields pushing further into multidecade highs. Ira Jersey of Bloomberg Intelligence has more on what could be causing all this on "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)

18 Aug 2026
Disney sues Trump administration over ‘retaliatory’ ABC licence review automated-news
Disney sues Trump administration over ‘retaliatory’ ABC licence review

US media giant accuses Federal Communications Commission of cracking down because it ‘disapproves’ of its broadcasts

18 Aug 2026
Fed Should ‘Just Hike and Move on With It,’ Says JPM’s Herr automated-news
Fed Should ‘Just Hike and Move on With It,’ Says JPM’s Herr

“I don’t think it matters what the Fed does,” says Kay Herr, US GFICC CIO at JPMorgan Asset Management, in reference to the rally in yields, as the market “really doesn’t love the fact that we don’t have forward guidance.” She speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (Source: Bloomberg)

18 Aug 2026
Echoes of Odysseus in Ukraine’s ingenious approach to the art of war automated-news
Echoes of Odysseus in Ukraine’s ingenious approach to the art of war

Christopher Nolan's new blockbuster film version of the Odyssey is shaped by timeless values of military ingenuity, righteous justice, and a longing for one’s homeland that offer ancient echoes of modern-day Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion, writes Brian Mefford. The post Echoes of Odysseus

18 Aug 2026
So what’s the strategy for democracy in 2026? automated-news
So what’s the strategy for democracy in 2026?

Host Matthew Kroening is joined by Damon Wilson, president and CEO of the National Endowment for Democracy, to discuss the state of global democracy in 2026. Wilson explains why strong democratic allies are critical to the security of the United States. The post So what’s the strategy for democracy

18 Aug 2026
Trade Secrets: Dailies 08.18.2026 Trade Secrets
Trade Secrets: Dailies 08.18.2026

US Stocks open sharply lower as Trump's rejection of extending the Iran ceasefire sends Brent crude surging toward $91 and the S&P 500 toward its worst open in two weeks

18 Aug 2026
Export and import prices plunge month-over-month in July automated-news
Export and import prices plunge month-over-month in July

Export and import prices plunge month-over-month in July

18 Aug 2026
Housing starts drop more than expected in July; building permits jump more automated-news
Housing starts drop more than expected in July; building permits jump more

Housing starts drop more than expected in July; building permits jump more

18 Aug 2026
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