• Shares skid in Asia as oil climbs, yields stay high | 2026-08-31
  Oil climbs as United States, Iran exchange fire in the Gulf
• Nikkei Falls 2.2%, Dragged by Chip Stocks | 2026-08-31
  Japanese stocks declined after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s speech on Friday increased prospects for U.S. rate increases.
• Canadian dollar rebounds from two-week low as oil prices rise, BoC decision looms | 2026-08-31
  Investing.com --The Canadian dollar rebounded on Monday from a more than two-week low against the U.S. dollar, helped by rising oil prices and month-end hedging flows, while investors positioned ahead of a Bank of Canada interest rate decision later this week.
• Trump’s Ballroom Construction Can Continue, Supreme Court Says | 2026-08-31
  Plus, the company giving bonuses for “human” skills and the plan for Venezuela’s oil.
• Reality check: Trump's Venezuela oil deal may have little immediate impact on US gas prices | 2026-08-31
  Trump will meet with oil refiners and distributors at the White House Tuesday.
• Canadian dollar rebounds from two-week low as oil prices rise, BoC decision looms | 2026-08-31
  -The Canadian dollar rebounded on Monday from a more than two-week low against the U.S. dollar, helped by rising oil prices and month-end hedging flows, while investors positioned ahead of a Bank of Canada interest rate decision later this week. The loonie was last around C$1.389 per U.S.
• Stocks Decline to End August as War Fears Persist | 2026-08-31
  Oil prices rise with new fighting reported in the Strait of Hormuz,
• TRADING DAY Bonds shaken, and stirred | 2026-08-31
  The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yield on Monday spiked above 4.75% for the first time since January last year, part of a worldwide bond selloff, which weighed on stock markets, as investors digested an escalation in the U.S.-Iran war and the oil price rising back above $90 a barrel.
• Flaring Middle East Tensions Push Oil Prices Up | 2026-08-31
  Plus, stocks fall and long-dated bond yields rise, while Amazon faces a new legal challenge.
• Latin American markets mixed as dollar softens, oil prices rise | 2026-08-31
  - Latin American currencies and stocks showed mixed performance on Monday as a weaker U.S. dollar provided some support, while military tensions in the Middle East pushed oil prices and global bond yields higher.
• Rising yields, oil prices threaten market calm: SA analyst | 2026-08-31
  U.S. stocks face a fragile setup as oil, inflation and yields rise and the Fed turns hawkish.
• Soybean futures retreat from highs on profit-taking | 2026-08-31
  - Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures fell from contract highs on Monday as traders took profits and weakness in wheat and corn markets weighed on prices. Soybeans reached life-of-contract highs earlier in the session, supported by rising crude oil prices and strong export demand. The U.S.
• Dow falls 360 points after U.S.-Iran strikes; August gains hold | 2026-08-31
  Oil prices topped $90 a barrel after the U.S. hit Iranian rocket launchers, but major indexes remain up for the month
• Rip-Roaring Bull Markets Are Taking Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Prices Higher | 2026-08-31
  An uncommon convergence of bullish fundamental elements, as well as bullish technicals, are driving the rip-roaring bull runs in the grains.
• Trump’s “Historic Deal” With Venezuela Isn’t Fooling Oil Traders | 2026-08-31
  Trump's 65-billion-barrel Venezuela oil deal is drawing a muted market reaction, a Pentagon denial, and scrutiny over unpaid legacy debts and numbers that don't add up.
• Trump announced a massive oil deal with Venezuela. Why it won't lower gas prices anytime soon | 2026-08-31
  President Donald Trump announced Friday that the U.S. secured majority control over 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's proven oil reserves.
• Cronos Stock And 2 Profitable Penny Stocks With Stronger Balance Sheets | 2026-08-31
  Global bond markets are now pricing in higher policy rates as inflation stays in focus. That backdrop pushes investors toward parts of the market where every dollar is scrutinised, including penny stocks. Financially Fit Penny Stocks apply a strict lens to smaller companies under 5 a share, with an emphasis on balance sheet strength. This article highlights 3 stocks from the screener that aim to balance potential with resilience. The three stocks below are just a starting sample from this...
• Bessent urges G20 to 'get back to the basics' with deregulation and growth-first agenda | 2026-08-31
  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on global leaders to spur growth by cutting red tape, offering the Trump administration's deregulatory push as a blueprint.
• Trump threatens to ‘hit Iran hard’ as strikes resume after month-long lull | 2026-08-31
  President Donald Trump said Monday that the US would hit back against Iranian attacks on US targets in the Middle East, according to a Fox News reporter. The Iranian attacks were themselves a response to US strikes on an island in the Strait of Hormuz, the first flare-up in a month.
• Markets see Warsh endorsing a rate hike in September. Not everyone is convinced | 2026-08-31
  The path toward the move still looks cluttered.

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