Asian Stocks Fall as Surging Bond Yields Rattle Markets 
Wall Street Ends Flat as Oil, Treasury Yields and Fed Jitters Rattle Markets 
Japanese Yen Rebounds as Trump Flags Currency Weakness 
US Stock Futures Fall as Treasury Yields Surge Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit 
Asian Currencies Mixed as Dollar Holds Near Two-Month High 
RBI Uses $10 Billion Currency Swaps to Drain Excess Rupee Liquidity 
Fed’s Hammack Says Bond Yield Surge Is Not Driven by Inflation Fears 
US 10-Year Treasury Yield at 6% Emerges as New Market Risk Threshold 
Trump, Xi Focus on Trade and AI at White House Summit 
Gold Prices Fall as Treasury Yields Rise on Fed Rate Hike Bets 
European Stocks Fall as Bond Yields and Geopolitical Risks Weigh 
Australia Unemployment Hits Five-Year High Despite Strong Jobs Growth 
US Comfortable With Canada Trade Standoff as Import Bans Loom 
Soybean Futures Slip as Traders Await Trump-Xi Trade Signals 
Japanese Bank Stocks Surge as Bond Yields Fuel Rate Hike Bets 
Canadian Dollar Faces Pressure as Fed-BoC Policy Gap Widens 
Oil Prices Jump 3% as Houthi Attack Revives Supply Fears 
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U.S. stock indexes closed lower Monday but rebounded from earlier steep losses after President Donald Trump delayed new tariffs on Mexico. Trump granted a one-month pause after Mexico agreed to deploy 10,000 National Guard troops to curb illegal drug trafficking, especially fentanyl.
Over the weekend, Trump had announced 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and 10% on China, warning of short-term economic pain. Analysts fear prolonged tariffs could further pressure markets and drive inflation. The Dow Jones fell 122.75 points (0.28%) to 44,421.91, while the S&P 500 lost 45.96 points (0.76%) to 5,994.57, and the Nasdaq dropped 235.49 points (1.2%) to 19,391.96. Defensive sectors like healthcare and consumer staples gained, while tech and consumer discretionary stocks lagged.
Automakers, hit hard by tariff concerns, recouped some losses, with Ford slipping 1.9% and GM dropping 3.2%. The Cboe Volatility Index spiked before settling at 18.6. Meanwhile, AI-driven market disruptions persisted, with Nvidia sliding 2.8% as semiconductor stocks dipped 1.8% following concerns over Chinese AI startup DeepSeek’s breakthrough.
The small-cap Russell 2000 index briefly touched a three-week low before closing down 1.3%. Investors sought safety in bonds and gold, pushing spot gold to a record high. Treasury yields edged lower.
Earnings season continued, with Tyson Foods rising 2.2% after an upbeat sales forecast and IDEXX Laboratories surging 11.1% on strong earnings. Economic data showed U.S. manufacturing expanded for the first time in two years.
Declining stocks outnumbered advancers by a 2.18-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and 2.37-to-1 on the Nasdaq. Trading volume reached 16.34 billion shares, above the 20-day average of 15.57 billion.
