HONG KONG: Technology stocks were back in the crosshairs of investors on Wednesday (Aug 19), taking another heavy blow from a spike in bond yields, rising oil prices, persistent inflation and dimming hopes for a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The selloff tracked losses on Wall Street, where […]
Day: August 18, 2026
The new tariffs would have affected about US$20 billion worth of Canadian imports. Businesses warned of job losses and disruption to vulnerable sectors including lumber, wine and dairy. WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump announced late on Tuesday (Aug 18) he was putting a three-day pause on new 50 per […]
TOKYO: Japan’s benchmark bond yield is on the brink of hitting 3 per cent for the first time since the mid-1990s, highlighting how inflation, rising fiscal concerns and monetary policy expectations are reshaping a market long defined by low interest rates. A 10-year Japanese government bond yield at 3 per […]