Bond Selloff Sends Yields to 2008 High; Hormuz Attacks Escalate | Bloomberg Brief 09/01/2026
Why now
Thesis: Oil spike fuels inflation, rate hikes, pressuring stocks and bonds.
Catalyst to watch: Further Hormuz attacks or Fed signals.
Main risk: Escalation could trigger broader selloff.
Why it matters
Higher oil prices from Hormuz attacks fuel inflation and rate hike bets, pressuring equities and bonds.
Details
US equity futures and global bonds fall as higher oil prices fuel inflation concerns and bets that central banks will raise interest rates in September. Two oil supertankers were struck by projectiles while attempting to exit the Strait of Hormuz. US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after clashin
Sources
- youtube · 2026-09-01 12:43 UTC