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Nikkei set for worst week in over a month amid Middle East uncertainty
Published Fri, Aug 21, 2026 · 11:45 AM[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average slipped on Friday (Aug 21), putting it on course for its worst week in more than a...
US Treasury’s surprise bond buyback offers fleeting relief as debt worries persist
Investors say they wanted the Treasury to take steps that would provide more lasting supportPublished Fri, Aug 21, 2026 · 09:22 AM[SINGAPORE/LONDON/NEW YORK] The US Treasury’s surprise bond buyback...
Bonds or equities? Pictet says 5% US 10-year Treasury yield could tip the scales
Swiss private bank sees inflation settling closer to 3% than 2%, keeping bond yields structurally higher over the next decade[SINGAPORE] Investors may have to get used to inflation being...
‘These are early days’: US Fed officials cautious over impact of Treasury’s bond market intervention
Published Fri, Aug 21, 2026 · 07:47 AMTWO US Federal Reserve officials expressed caution on Thursday (Aug 20) when asked how the US Treasury Department’s debt management changes could...
Gold wavers as bond yields rebound, oil jump fuels US inflation worries
Published Fri, Aug 21, 2026 · 07:31 AMGOLD wavered as bond yields rebounded, with the US Treasury’s surprise buyback plan seen as a short-term fix, while rising oil prices...
Nvidia denies report it is rolling out China AI chip by year-end
Published Fri, Aug 21, 2026 · 06:57 AMNVIDIA on Thursday (Aug 20) denied a report by The Information that it plans to begin shipping a language processing unit (LPU)...
Broadcom seeks more than US$60 billion in latest AI debt deal
The company plays a crucial role in helping design custom chips for firms like Alphabet and MetaPublished Fri, Aug 21, 2026 · 06:28 AMBROADCOM is in talks with a group of...
Oil set for second weekly rise as unsettled US-Iran war disrupts supply
Published Fri, Aug 21, 2026 · 06:09 AM — Updated Fri, Aug 21, 2026 · 11:19 AM[SINGAPORE] Oil prices were little changed on Friday (Aug 21), but were on track...
Oil set for weekly surge as US seeks to throttle Iran’s economy
Published Fri, Aug 21, 2026 · 06:09 AM — Updated Fri, Aug 21, 2026 · 04:11 PMOIL headed for a substantial weekly gain, as a US push to isolate...
US stocks: Wall Street sinks as bond yields rise, Walmart results disappoint
Published Fri, Aug 21, 2026 · 05:55 AMTHE main US equity indexes closed lower on Thursday (Aug 20) as rising Treasury yields dented risk appetite while disappointing results from...
