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Bond Selloff Weakens Risk Appetite; Trump Takes Hard Line on Iran | Bloomberg Brief 08/18/2026
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
US equity futures declined and long-dated bond yields rose on August 18, 2026, amid global increases in borrowing rates. President Trump stated he was not interested in extending the truce agreement with Iran. Katrina Dudley of Franklin Templeton commented on the global bond selloff in a Bloomberg discussion.