Bond Yields Jump and Stocks Slip as Iran Stalemate Unsettles Investors
The yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond rose to its highest level in nearly 20 years.
Last updated: 2026-08-20 05:30:03 ET
The yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond rose to its highest level in nearly 20 years.
President Trump on Monday threatened to strike Oman, a longtime U.S. ally, which shares the Strait of Hormuz and has been negotiating control of the waterway with the Iranian regime. Mr. Trump also suggested claiming the strait as a U.S. territory, b...
The 60-day deadline for the U.S. and Iran to reach a wider peace deal and to reopen the Strait of Hormuz expires Monday, with no deal in sight.
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