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Global stocks set for biggest weekly fall since mid-July, dollar on the defensive

Global stocks set for biggest weekly fall since mid-July, dollar on the defensive

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Wayne Cole LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Global stocks were set for their biggest weekly fall on Friday since mid-July amid continued strains in global bond markets and a diplomatic deadlock in the Gulf that has lifted oil prices to one-month highs and kept inflation risks in

Global stocks close out a tough week as bond yields, oil stay high

Global stocks close out a tough week as bond yields, oil stay high

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Wayne Cole LONDON/SYDNEY, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Global stocks were headed for a mostly lower week on Friday, as strain in global bond markets showed little sign of abating and the diplomatic deadlock in the Gulf lifted oil prices to one-month highs.

Morning Bid: Big, bad bond market

Morning Bid: Big, bad bond market

By Anna Szymanski Aug 21 (Reuters) - From the Editor I was reminded this week of the famous quip from Democratic political strategist James Carville: "I would like to come back as the bond market. You can intimidate everybody."

Trading Day: Can't get no relief

Trading Day: Can't get no relief

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Aug 20 (Reuters) - That didn't last long. U.S. bond yields rose on Thursday, retracing much of the previous day's decline on Treasury's surprise buyback announcement and pushing Wall Street to a two-week low.

Pressure builds anew in the bond market as Walmart drags the US stock market lower

Pressure builds anew in the bond market as Walmart drags the US stock market lower

A rise in oil prices is sending worries about inflation and bond yields higher

The bond market swings back to worries and knocks US stocks lower

The bond market swings back to worries and knocks US stocks lower

The relief that swept the bond market just a day earlier disappeared as oil prices, worries about high inflation and the U.S. government’s debt kept rising

World shares are mixed and US futures edge higher, while oil prices slip

World shares are mixed and US futures edge higher, while oil prices slip

World shares are mixed following a retreat on Wall Street, as the U.S. Treasury Department's plan to expand government debt buybacks appeared to have only limited capacity to calm markets

Higher yields in the bond market and a drop for Walmart drag US stocks lower

Higher yields in the bond market and a drop for Walmart drag US stocks lower

A rise in oil prices on Thursday is sending worries about inflation and yields in the bond market higher, erasing some of the relief the U.S. Treasury Department created the day before

US stocks rise as the bond market steadies a bit

US stocks rise as the bond market steadies a bit

U.S. stocks are rising and trimming their losses from what’s been a shaky week

US Treasury buyback limits bond market pain, but relief may be brief

US Treasury buyback limits bond market pain, but relief may be brief

SINGAPORE/LONDON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The U.S.

US futures little changed after US Treasury doubles bond buybacks

US futures little changed after US Treasury doubles bond buybacks

U.S. futures are relatively unchanged after the U.S. Treasury Department said it would at least double the size of planned purchases of longer-term government debt

Morning Bid: So much for the Bessent bid

Morning Bid: So much for the Bessent bid

Aug 21 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. So, it took only a day for the "Bessent Bid" to turn into a sell signal.