Monday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] S&P 500 falls as oil prices rise amid Iran tensions: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Bond Selloff Drives 30-Year Yields to Highest Since 2007

[Reuters] Iran threatens to go on offensive in Strait of Hormuz if diplomacy with US fails

[Reuters] Trump says Iran should surrender, threatens to bomb Oman 

[Yahoo/Reuters] US home builder sentiment ticks up in August but remains weak overall

[Yahoo/Reuters] One neutral rate estimate suggests Fed's policy stance is accommodative, paper says 

[Axios] The global stakes of China's slowdown

[Bloomberg] Nvidia Will Back OpenAI Project With as Much as $105 Billion

[Bloomberg] Citadel Securities Says Spiking Yields Reflect Fed Policy Risk

[Bloomberg] Microsoft-Tied ‘Project Odyssey’ Bond Lures Buyers at Junk Yield

[Bloomberg] Russia Is Already Waging Hybrid War in Europe, Latvia Says

[NYT] ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Lenders Pitch Loans for Needs Like Electricity and Rent