Bitcoin remains above $64,000 as oil rises and the Kospi tumbles 6%

Bitcoin remains above $64,000 as oil rises and the Kospi tumbles 6%

Overseas Markets Tumble as Oil and Yields Rise

ST. LOUIS, MO – August 19, 2026 (STL.News) Overseas Markets – Global financial markets came under renewed pressure Wednesday as a sharp selloff swept across major Asian stock exchanges, oil prices climbed to a three-week high, and government bond yields remained near multi-decade highs. South Korea suffered the most dramatic decline, with the benchmark Kospi plunging nearly 6% as investors unloaded semiconductor and technology shares. Japan’s Ni…