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August 21, 2026 8:45 AM

Asia shares downbeat on the week as bond yields, oil stay high

Most Asian share indices were heading for weekly falls on Friday as stress in global bond markets showed little sign of abating, while a diplomatic deadlock in the Gulf lifted oil prices to one-month highs and kept inflation risks to the fore. Yields on U.S. Treasuries had resumed their climb after Wednesday's surprise intervention by Treasury brought barely a day of relief from selling. The rise came even as U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he could further increase the gove...

August 20, 2026 9:16 AM

Bonds steady after US Treasury comes to the rescue

Global bonds steadied on Thursday after the U.S. Treasury stepped in to stem a rout in its bond market, soothing investor nerves and sending the dollar lower while stocks climbed. The U.S. Treasury announced overnight it will double buyback sizes for long-duration debt, as it sought to stanch an upward march in yields that sent the 30-year Treasury yield to its highest level since 2007 earlier this week. The 30-year yield was a touch lower at 5.1890% in early Asia trade, having slid 9 basis po...

June 17, 2026 10:55 AM

Oil slides on Iran supply prospects as traders wait on Warsh

Tumbling crude prices on news that Iranian fuel may soon hit global markets promised inflation relief and pushed bond yields lower on Wednesday, while stocks and currencies were quieter ahead of Kevin Warsh's debut meeting as Federal Reserve chair. Brent crude futures dived below $80 to the lowest ‌since the opening salvos of the U.S.-Iran conflict in March. A senior U.S. official said the U.S. will waive sanctions on Iranian oil, under the deal to end the war, raising the prospect of mil...

May 4, 2026 10:00 AM

Global Markets-Stocks edge up in Asia, oil flat amid Middle East uncertainty

Shares edged higher while oil prices flatlined in Asia on Monday, as investors drew comfort from signs of patchy progress in settling the Middle East conflict at the start of a week packed with earnings and key economic data. President Donald Trump said the United States would begin an effort to free up ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday morning, but gave no details of the plan. A statement from Central Command said support would include guided-missile destroyers, over 100 land a...

April 2, 2026 9:24 AM

Global Stocks sink, oil surges as Trump vows to keep hitting Iran

Global markets recoiled on Thursday as war jitters over Iran deepened, with stocks sliding, oil surging and the dollar firming after U.S. President Donald Trump dashed hopes for clarity on when the Middle East conflict might end. Trump said in a prime-time address that the U.S. would hit Iran "extremely hard" within weeks, claiming military goals were nearly achieved and the conflict was close to ending. The front-month Brent contract for June jumped about 5% to $106.16 per barrel after invest...

March 11, 2026 1:00 PM

Sri Lanka court orders 84 Iranian sailors’ bodies be handed to Iran embassy, local media says

A Sri Lankan court has ordered that the bodies of 84 sailors killed in an attack on an Iranian warship off the island nation's coast last week be handed over to the embassy of Iran, local media reported on Wednesday. The warship, IRIS Dena, was hit by a torpedo from a U.S. submarine while it was returning from a naval exercise organised by India, amid the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran that has wreaked havoc on global markets, sent oil prices soaring, and disrupted trade and travel. The court order ...

February 24, 2026 8:58 AM

Asia stocks wobble as Wall St selloff saps confidence

Asian stock markets stuttered in early trade on Tuesday as a selloff on Wall Street overnight rattled investors, with sentiment hurt by heightened uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy and rising geopolitical tensions. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan flipped from gains to losses following a six-day rally, and was last down 0.2%, led by declines in South Korea. The Nikkei 225 advanced 0.7% as Japanese markets returned after a holiday. S&P 50...

April 8, 2025 3:03 PM

India likely to outperform global markets despite uncertainties: NSE CEO

India is expected to perform better than most global markets in the coming months, even amid growing international uncertainties, Ashishkumar Chauhan, CEO and MD of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), said on Tuesday. He attributed this confidence to India’s steady economic framework, strong leadership, and evolving bilateral trade dynamics. The NSE chief noted that India has shown resilience compared to other global markets over the past week. "While several international indices have exper...

March 6, 2025 1:09 PM

Investors spy the dawn of a tectonic shift away from US markets

A historic global trade war, a proposed $1.2 trillion European fiscal bazooka and the emergence of China as tech race leader are upending global flows of money, marking a potential turning point for investor capital away from the United States. China unlocked more stimuluson Wednesday and promised greater efforts to cushion the impact of an escalating U.S. trade war. Hours earlier, Germany's likely next government agreed on the biggest overhaul to fiscal policy since the country's reunification...

December 16, 2024 3:00 PM

Global markets wary of Fed rate plans, China retail disappoints

Shares around the world nudged lower on Monday on soft economic numbers from China and Europe and as surging bond yields challenged equity valuations, at the start of a week packed with central bank meetings and major economic data. Figures from China showed retail sales rose just 3.0% in November, compared with a year earlier, well below market forecasts of 4.6% and evidence of the need for much more aggressive stimulus. Industrial production was much as expected, while house prices were still...