Monday, August 31, 2026

Tuesday's News Links

[CNBC] 10-year yield hits highest since January 2025 as higher oil prices stoke inflation worries

[CNBC] Stocks fall to kick off September as global bond yields rise: Live updates

[Yahoo/Reuters] Global bond rout deepens as Japan yield hits key milestone

[Yahoo/Reuters] Bond selloff deepens and stocks drop as oil prices stoke inflation fears

[Yahoo/Reuters] Oil up about 2% as renewed US-Iran strikes stoke supply fears

[AP] Iran’s president says Iran would return to ceasefire agreement if US does, and other Mideast news

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Two Oil Supertankers Hit by Projectiles in Hormuz, Marisks Says

[Reuters] Strait of Hormuz commodity vessel transits stay in single digits, data shows

[Reuters] Fed's Barr open to rate hike if inflation does not moderate

[Yahoo/Reuters] German manufacturing growth accelerates in August as orders surge, PMI shows

[Reuters] Japan faces day of policy reckoning as Bessent calls time on big stimulus

[Yahoo/Reuters] Japan manufacturing new business rises at fastest pace since 2018, PMI shows

[Yahoo/Reuters] Global AI boom fuels Asia factory expansion in August

[Reuters] Euro zone inflation rises above 3%, cementing ECB rate hike bets

[Politico] Trump welcomes Russia back to the G20. Europe isn’t having it.

[Politico] ‘Germany and Russia are at war,’ says top defense exec

[AP] This principal in Nepal evacuated 900 students before flooding swept away their school

[Bloomberg] US 30-Year Bond Enters September on Its Worst Stretch Since 2006

[Bloomberg] Global Bond Selloff Sends Yields to the Highest Level Since 2008

[Bloomberg] Japan’s 10-Year Bond Yield Hits 3% for First Time Since 1996

[Bloomberg] Japan’s Finance Chief Plays Down Bessent’s BOJ Rate Hike Push

[Bloomberg] Bond Slide Spreads to Emerging Markets on Fed Rate-Hike Bets

[Bloomberg] Warsh’s Pledge on Stable Prices Will Soon Be Tested

[Bloomberg] Trillion-Dollar Dislocation Hides in Calm Credit Markets

[Bloomberg] Iran Uses Xi-Putin Bloc to Counter Bessent’s Economic Warfare

[Bloomberg] China’s Manufacturing Gauge Tops Forecasts With Faster Expansion

[Bloomberg] What the Surge in Black Sea Attacks Means for Food Prices

[NYT] Global Bond Sell-Off Puts Investors on Edge

[NYT] China and the U.S. Offer Competing Showcases of Global Power

[NYT] How the Pentagon Is Getting Into the Venezuelan Oil Business Under Trump

[WSJ] Mine Warfare With Iran Hampers U.S. Efforts to Win Control of Hormuz

[WSJ] Washington’s Deadly New Headache: an al Qaeda-Houthi Terrorist Alliance

[WSJ] The Ukraine Drones That Are Carrying a Bigger Punch, Deeper Into Russia

[FT] Global bond sell-off deepens amid inflation fears

[FT] How to understand the current puzzle in bonds and equities

[FT] Donald Trump summons US refiners as Iran war pushes up fuel prices

[FT] ‘Conflict of attrition’ in Iran could keep inflation high, ECB policymaker warns

[FT] Disasters to cost world $450bn a year from climate change and development

Monday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures are little changed after Wall Street closes out winning August: Live updates

[Reuters] Fed's Warsh says past global savings glut is turning into investment surge

[CNBC] Bessent pushes back on Druckenmiller critique of bond intervention

[CNBC] Mortgage rates surge to the highest since June 2025 as new Middle East attacks push oil prices up

[Reuters] Europeans bristle at Russia's return to G20

[Yahoo/Reuters] US irks G20 ministers by inviting Russia, barring some journalists

[Axios] Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns from post

[Axios] Trump asks Apple to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" on maps

[Bloomberg] Japan Bonds Face Test at 10-Year Sale as Yield Approaches 3%

[Bloomberg] Asia Data Center Debt Binge Hitting Banks’ Limits, Barclays Says

[WSJ] Bessent Criticizes Canada as Global Summit Shows Divisions

Monday Afternoon Links

[AP] Oil prices rise and stocks fall after US hits Iranian sites in the Strait of Hormuz

[Yahoo/Reuters] Yields rise, stocks ease, with oil gaining as US and Iran resume military attacks

[Axios] Trump weighing limited strikes against Iran to curb Hormuz attacks

[Yahoo/Reuters] Warsh's 'quieter Fed' now includes a smidgen of guidance

[Yahoo Finance] The US debt crisis just got uglier: Number to know

[Yahoo/Reuters] Australia's home prices extend declines in August as downturn deepens

[Bloomberg] How Trump Is Reinforcing His Tariff Wall After Legal Setbacks

[NYT] Summit With Russia, India and Iran Shows Leverage Wars Have Given Xi of China

[WSJ] Trump Says Communities That Oppose Data Centers Risk Becoming ‘Backwards and Poor’

[FT] Donald Trump says US will hit Iran ‘hard’ as conflict reignites

[FT] Trump’s tariff fix leaves US trade policy in permanent flux