Stocks Rise on AI Confidence; Tensions Mount in the Middle East | Bloomberg Brief 08/17/2026

0 August 17, 2026 09:22

The dollar falls to a three-month low as the latest economic data further ease bets on Fed rate hikes. The 60-day deadline of the US-Iran MOU expires and Tehran says it has lost "all relevance" because of the violations from the US. Ella Gude of BNY Investments Newton discusses the Fed’s rate path.

Chapters:
00:00:00 – Bloomberg Brief Begins, Top Stories & Global Markets
00:00:52 – Global Market Check: Asian Markets, Japan GDP & China Tech & European Markets, Copper & Gas Prices
00:03:15 – US Futures, Treasury Yields & Fed Expectations
00:04:15 – First Look Movers: Alphabet, SpaceX & Ferrari
00:05:32 – Israel Strikes Lebanon & Middle East Tensions
00:08:53 – Fed Rate Outlook & Treasury Market
00:11:36 – Alphabet’s AI Bond Binge Goes Global
00:14:35 – Trending on the Terminal
00:16:16 – Jane Street Posts Rare Monthly Loss, SpaceX, Nvidia & Major Investor Holdings
00:19:55 – Front Page News
00:21:34 – Bloomberg Brief: Markets Update
00:23:32 – Ella Gude, BNY Investments Newton Head Of Fixed Income & Co-Head of Real Return, on Fixed Income Outlook & AI Debt, Bond Demand & Investment Strategy
00:31:27 – Trending on the Terminal
00:32:40 – Iran, Israel & U.S. Economic Pressure, Trump, South Korea & Military Exercises, & Beef Prices, the Economy & US Midterms
00:37:47 – Oil Markets & Strait of Hormuz Flows, Gulf Refinery Recovery
00:42:24 – What to Watch: Retail Earnings, Fed Minutes & Treasuries
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