EconomyBond Selloff Resumes as Oil Rises After Trump Spurns Iran Offer
Treasury selling resumed Monday as oil prices rallied after President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, heightening inflation concerns.
President of the United States
President of the United States (2017–)
| Born | 1946-06-14 · Queens |
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| Party | Republican |
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| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) |
| Occupation | Politician, Businessman, Media personality |
The latest five surveys as each pollster published them, compiled by VoteHub (CC BY 4.0) and retrieved 2026-09-30. We only display them — no calculation, weighting or editing. A single survey often reports all adults and registered voters separately, so the same pollster and dates can appear twice; where approve and disapprove add up to less than 100%, the rest were unsure or did not answer.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Approve | Disapprove |
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| TIPP Insights2026-08-25 – 2026-08-28 adults · 1,461 | 2026-08-25 – 2026-08-28 | adults · 1,461 | 38% | 52% |
| Ipsos2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 registered voters · 951 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | registered voters · 951 | 37% | 63% |
| Ipsos2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 adults · 1,215 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | adults · 1,215 | 33% | 65% |
| YouGov2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 registered voters · 1,379 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | registered voters · 1,379 | 40% | 57% |
| YouGov2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 adults · 1,536 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | adults · 1,536 | 36% | 57% |
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Oil prices rose Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump denied offering Iran relief from sanctions. Qatar is pushing for peace talks.
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CNBC

US President Donald Trump called North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a “friend” and downplayed concerns about Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal, saying Kim would be “fine” as long as Trump remained in office. Trump made the comments after being asked why North Korea could have nuclear weapons while Iran could not.
AAl Jazeera

Oil prices rose on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump denied he was willing to ease sanctions on Iran. Qatar was pressing for peace talks, while a recovery in Middle East crude supply had driven prices lower in the previous session.
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Reuters

Donald Trump rejects the need for new AI safety laws, while OpenAI’s Altman discusses the company’s IPO plans. The program also reports that OpenAI is targeting $30 billion in new funding.
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Bloomberg Television

US President Donald Trump says he will not consider jointly developing artificial intelligence with China, arguing that this would hand technological secrets to a major economic rival. He again rejected restrictions on AI, saying they would hinder its progress, while backing substantial industry self-regulation to guard against potential dangers.
BBBC Chinese

President Donald Trump endorsed outside audits to assess the safety of artificial intelligence systems in an accord with Silicon Valley leaders. The agreement seeks to address growing concern over AI risks while sidestepping new government rules.
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Bloomberg News

US President Donald Trump said Bill Gates had allegedly changed his position and no longer believed artificial intelligence could cause events resulting in one billion deaths. Trump did not say where he heard Gates make the claim on Monday. Gates had previously urged government action to limit AI risks.
TTASS

US President Donald Trump and leading technology companies have signed a voluntary agreement on AI regulation covering internal reviews and joint monitoring, but it stops short of establishing concrete guardrails.
AAl Jazeera

US President Donald Trump met White House officials and technology representatives, including OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta. He said there was a belief in “tremendous self-regulation” and that technology leaders had signed a “morally binding” document intended to protect against potential AI hazards.
BBBC News

Donald Trump says he still does not know whether Iran will give up. Seyed Sadegh Emamian, an assistant professor at Tehran Polytechnic University and founder and former director of the Governance and Policy Think Tank, says deep mistrust between Iran and the US remains the main obstacle to negotiations.
TTRT World
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Treasury selling resumed Monday as oil prices rallied after President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, heightening inflation concerns.
Oil prices rebounded above $105 after Donald Trump rejected Iran’s proposal for peace over the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran is fully prepared if war with the US resumes. His warning follows Donald Trump’s rejection of an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran says it is still awaiting Washington’s official response through mediators. A former US envoy says Trump is weighing the political cost of war before the midterms.

Iran proposed reaching an agreement within seven days to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, but Trump called the plan unacceptable and rejected it. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said only a negotiated solution could end the US-Iran conflict and that Tehran was awaiting a clear US response.

Oil prices rose more than 1% on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump turned down an Iranian peace proposal intended to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump said the United States would win its war against Iran and that global oil prices would plunge once Iran surrendered and the conflict ended. He said the US had already defeated Iran militarily, while stressing that operations had not stopped.
President Trump said Saturday that he rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s foreign minister said the country is fully prepared for new attacks.

Oil prices rose more than 1% on Monday after US President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian peace proposal intended to resolve the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he expected negotiations with Iran to resume next week, despite rejecting Tehran’s proposal for a seven-day truce followed by the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Trump has raised the prospect of renewed air strikes on Iran but told Axios he anticipated more talks.

Iran is refusing to soften its demands while Trump rejects a plan involving the Strait of Hormuz.