Stocks Decline As Investors Weigh Iran Tensions

MRKT Matrix - Monday, August 17th

S&P 500 falls as oil prices rise amid Iran tensions (CNBC)

‘Don’t get too comfortable’: Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ hits 2026 low — here’s why it’s unlikely to last (CNBC)

US Bond Selloff Drives 30-Year Yields to Highest Since 2007 (Bloomberg)

Microsoft-Tied ‘Project Odyssey’ Bond Lures Buyers at Junk Yield (Bloomberg)

Why Big Tech’s AI Spending Is $3 Trillion Higher Than It Seems (WSJ)

Nvidia backing $105 billion in financing for OpenAI data center in Ohio (CNBC)

Private credit under strain as troubled loans swell (FT)

The next China shock will come from open-source AI (FT)

The global stakes of China's slowdown (Axios)

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