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Global News 🏢 Corus Entertainment May 21, 2026 · 3 min read AI Analyzed ○ Unverifiable View full audit trail → C.R.E.E.D. audited

Stock markets open lower as bond yields near pre-Great Recession levels

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North American stock markets opened lower Thursday as oil prices rose and treasury yields resumed their climb amid the ongoing stalemate between Iran and the U.S. High yields slow economies and weigh on prices for stocks, cryptocurrencies and all kinds of other investments. Besides driving up rates for mortgages, they could also curtail companies’ borrowing to build the artificial-intelligence data centers that have been supporting the U.S. economy’s growth recently. The 30-year Treasury bond’s yield US30YT=RR, which is seen as a barometer of geopolitical and fiscal risk, was last up 1.7 bps a…
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