New York, Aug 20, 2026 (AFP) - US stocks fall as bond yields rebound despite Treasury moves, oil rises

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2026-08-20

Wall Street stocks fell Thursday as government bond yields rebounded despite a fresh pledge from US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to push yields lower. All three major US indices were decisively lower after midday, following a down day on leading European bourses. Oil prices jumped more than two percent as the US-Iran back-and-forth over the Strait of Hormuz remained stalemated. The US Treasury Department had announced on Wednesday plans to "a......

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