{
  "id": 1702251,
  "title": "Bond Selloff Drives Risk Aversion, US-Iran Peace Prospects Dim | The Opening Trade 8/18/2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/bond-selloff-drives-risk-aversion-us-iran-peace-prospects-dim-the",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T11:05:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
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    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-08-18/the-opening-trade-8-18-2026-video"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Stocks fell as long-dated bond yields pushed further into multidecade highs and oil prices extended their climb, draining traders’ appetite for risky assets. Equity markets are struggling under the weight of rising global borrowing costs as bond investors demand higher premiums to finance spendthrift governments and shield against persistently high inflation. Little prospect of an imminent…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}