New York, Aug 17, 2026 (AFP) - US stocks fall on spiking bond yields, higher oil prices

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2026-08-17

Wall Street stocks retreated Monday as oil prices advanced on the lack of progress on opening the Strait of Hormuz and a jump in US Treasury yields discouraged equity purchases. Oil prices added to their recent gains as the United States and Iran showed no signs of reaching a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after nearly six months of war, even though Monday was in theory the day a US-Iran ceasefire expires. On Monday, US President Donald Trum......

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