Futures Tumble As Global Yields Hit Multi-Year HIgh, Oil Jumps On Iran Escalation
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Source: Zero Hedge
Published: 2026-09-01 22:35 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Business, Transport, Middle East, Iran, Technology & AI, Energy, Economy & Finance, China, Financial Markets, Labour & Workers, Trade & Sanctions, Commodities, World News, Business & Economy, Technology
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Stock futures are set to start the new month on the backfoot - having weathered a variety of challenges to post a gain for August - with tech lagging as a global selloff pushes yields to the highest level since 2008. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are down 0.6%, while Nasdaq futures slide 1.2% following a reports of a strike by Micron’s labor unions in Taiwan, sending the stock 2% lower in pre-market.
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