# Bond Selloff Drives Risk Aversion as US-Iran Peace Prospects Dim

https://mins.news/en/video/25058

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-18 11:06 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMJalm6VY_4

> Stocks declined as long-term bond yields climbed to multidecade highs and oil prices continued rising, sapping demand for riskier assets. Higher global borrowing costs, persistent inflation and little hope of an imminent breakthrough in the US-Iran war are reinforcing expectations that central banks will have to tighten policy.

## Stories

- [Iran US War and Gulf Escalation](https://mins.news/en/topic/iran-us-war-and-gulf-escalation) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/iran-us-war-and-gulf-escalation.md

## Related coverage

- [Tech stocks weigh on Wall Street as Iran stalemate lifts oil and yields](https://mins.news/en/item/25283) — Reuters, 2026-08-18
- [Trump Shuts the 60-Day Window for Iran Peace Deal](https://mins.news/en/item/25209) — Bloomberg News, 2026-08-18
- [Bond Selloff Weakens Risk Appetite as Trump Takes Hard Line on Iran](https://mins.news/en/video/25105) — Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-18
- [Oil prices climb and bond yields rise as US-Iran ceasefire expires](https://mins.news/en/item/24659) — Reuters, 2026-08-18
- [Treasury 30-Year Yields Return to 2007 Highs](https://mins.news/en/video/24410) — Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-17