Bond Selloff Sends Yields to 2008 High; Hormuz Attacks Escalate | Bloomberg Brief 09/01/2026

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 clashing with Defense Secretary Hegseth. Anthropic agrees to a $35 billion computing deal with Lambda, a cloud provider backed by Nvidia. Wei Li of BlackRock discusses the risks and income opportunities within the fixed income market. (Source: Bloomberg)

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