Asian Shares Mostly Decline as Bond Market Pressure Mounts
Investors also awaited Nvidia earnings and Jackson Hole signals as Treasury yields stayed elevated and oil eased on worries over Iran sanctions.
- On Monday, U.S. futures and oil prices declined as investors awaited Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's sanctions announcement and Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole speech later this week.
- Treasury Secretary Bessent described impending measures as the "single greatest financial offensive marshalled against an adversary," labeling the plan an "economic D-Day" to break the impasse with Tehran as war disrupts Strait of Hormuz shipments.
- Higher energy prices and ballooning government debt pushed Treasury yields higher, with the 30-year yield near 2007 levels; investors are watching Wednesday's personal consumption expenditures report for inflation signals.
- Iran's top security body warned Sunday that Tehran would view support for new U.S. economic measures as an "act of war," while the rial dropped to a record low of 2.02 million to the U.S. dollar.
- Alibaba announced a $10.2 billion share sale to fund AI ambitions, while customers face rising costs for Nvidia server chips ahead of Wednesday's earnings report.
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Watch Markets Eye Bessent, Warsh, Nvidia | Open Interest 8/24/2026
Get a jump start on the US trading day with Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Open Interest." Treasuries extend their rally as Wall Street games out Bessent's next move ahead of Jackson Hole. Nvidia takes the earnings spotlight as rising costs loom over those results later this week. Canada braces for a long US trade war, while Washington warns an "economic D-Day" is coming for Iran. Plus, Protolabs CEO Suresh Krishna on the manufacturing boom fueled by growing demand across defense, aerospace and data centers.
Wall Street is awaiting the announcement of the new economic sanctions by the United States against Iran, as trade tensions between Canada and the United States loom.
The results of the American Nvidia, the most valued company in the world and key indicator of the sector, are expected this Wednesday. ...
The three major New York stock indices opened mixed ahead of the U.S. announcement of sanctions against Iran. On the 24th (local time), at the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones 30 Industrial Average stood at 53,440.37, up 163.36 points (0.31%) from the previous close. The Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 index fell 23.59 points (0.31%) from the previous close to 7,650.78, and the Nasdaq Composite index rose 241
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Stocks, oil slip ahead of US threat of economic war against Iran
Wednesday's earnings report from chip giant Nvidia and Thursday's opening of the annual gathering of central bankers in Jackson Hole were also adding to caution on stock markets. In New York, the Dow was little changed in early trading, but the wider S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq were lower. London, Paris, and Frankfurt were all marginally lower at mid-afternoon in Europe. "Trade tensions are back in the headlines this morning following th…
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