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Steven Major: Treasury Market Is Functioning NormallyEconomy

Tradition Dubai global macro adviser Steven Major says the worldwide bond selloff is driven mainly by changing interest-rate expectations, not dysfunction or fiscal strain in the US Treasury market. He also discussed how sustained high oil prices could prompt more central-bank tightening, the dollar’s vulnerability if the US economy slows, and geopolitical anxiety as a market “new normal.”

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Zelenskyy Threatens to Shut Russian AirspaceWorld

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned airlines to avoid Russian air traffic and threatened to respond to Moscow’s escalating missile attacks by filling Russian skies with drones.

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Bessent on China’s G20 Dissent, Japan and Canada SpatEconomy

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China blocked the Group of 20 from issuing a joint communique amid a dispute over its huge trade surplus. He also addressed US trade and financial ties with Japan and Canada.

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US-Iran Clashes Hit Stocks as Oil Rises | Bloomberg Brief 09/02/2026World

US equity futures decline and bond yields stay elevated as renewed US-Iran hostilities lift oil prices, keeping the possibility of a September rate hike alive. Jaguar Land Rover COO Nigel Blenkinsop discusses the launch of its first fully electric Range Rover, while State Street’s Cayla Seder examines Treasury-market concerns tied to rate-hike bets.

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Where Bond Yields Are Heading as Energy Prices RiseEconomy

Bloomberg TV contributors discuss how rising energy prices are lifting bond yields across markets and prompting traders to reposition for further challenges. The yield on 30-year US government bonds has returned to levels seen before Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expanded a buyback program aimed at containing long-term borrowing costs.

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Chevron to Invest $7 Billion to Boost Venezuelan OutputEconomy

Chevron plans to invest $7 billion over the next five years to more than double its oil production in Venezuela. It is the company’s largest financial commitment so far to a US government-led effort to revive the Latin American country’s industry.

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WATCH LIVE: US seals major Venezuela oil deal with landmark signingEconomy

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez and senior oil officials present the Trump administration’s energy agenda at a signing ceremony and press conference for a major Venezuela oil deal.

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Inside America’s deadly war on suspected drug boatsWorld

Since September 2025, the US military has conducted more than 60 strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, killing over 220 people. The Trump administration says Operation Southern Spear targets “narcoterrorism”, but has disclosed little about those killed, the evidence or how targets were chosen.

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Why are the US and Iran fighting again?World

The United States and Iran have resumed exchanges of fire after a month-long pause. The tit-for-tat strikes restarted on Sunday when Washington struck Tehran, with Mark Cancian of the Center for Strategic and International Studies providing analysis.

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VERDICT WATCH: Lindsay Clancy jurors deliberate for 5th daySociety

Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder case are deliberating for a fifth day as she faces three first-degree murder counts in the deaths of her children. A verdict is expected from the jury.

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Thousands of people still missing in NepalWorld

Nepalese authorities are continuing efforts to rescue people who disappeared after Wednesday’s deadly flash flood, which followed a glacier collapse. More than 1,000 deaths have been confirmed along the Nepal-Tibet border, while over 4,500 people remain missing.

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Woman gets 38 stitches after suspected river otter attackSociety

A swimmer is recovering after what is believed to have been a river otter attacked her during a swim in Lake Tahoe on Sunday. She suffered injuries to her face, arms and legs and needed dozens of stitches, including 38.

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Hong Kong activist pleads guilty to charge carrying life sentencePolitics

Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has pleaded guilty to collusion with foreign entities, an offence carrying a maximum sentence of life in prison. Indo-Pacific Affairs Analyst Victor Teo comments on the case.

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UNICEF: Thousands of children urgently need humanitarian aid in NepalSociety

The UN says flood-hit families along the Nepal-Tibet border urgently need assistance, with thousands displaced. More than 1,000 people have died and another 4,500 remain missing. UNICEF Nepal Communication Officer Preena Shrestha reports.

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LIVE: Tiger Woods set to appear in courtSports

Tiger Woods is expected in court for a change-of-plea conference tied to his March arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence after a two-vehicle crash in Jupiter Island, Florida. He first pleaded not guilty, while his lawyer sought to change the plea on September 1. It is not known whether a plea deal has been reached.

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Funding shortfall forces WFP to halve food aid in occupied West BankWorld

The World Food Programme says a funding shortage has forced it to cut food aid in the occupied West Bank by half, reducing the number of people it can support from 400,000 to 200,000. Xavier Abu Eid, a former adviser to the Palestine Liberation Organization, provides analysis.

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Can the dollar survive soaring bond yields?Economy

The dollar is hovering near a two-week high, while rising uncertainty over U.S. fiscal policy is reviving some investors’ bearish case for the currency. ING’s Francesco Pesole told Reuters that interest-rate expectations will ultimately determine the dollar’s direction.

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