--- title: "Dow Jones Top Markets Headlines at 11 PM ET: The Global Bond Rout Is Accelerating. Here's What to Know. | Flurry ..." type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286998782.md" description: "The 10-year Treasury yield nears 4.7%, raising borrowing costs. An $800 million oil trade probe is underway. U.S.-Iran talks show little progress, impacting oil prices. A Trump order mandates banks to verify clients' citizenship. The UN lowers global growth forecasts due to Middle East conflicts. U.S. pending home sales rose 1.4% in April, while Canada’s inflation hit 2.8%. Concerns grow over the chip stock rally amid rising bond yields." datetime: "2026-05-20T03:25:27.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/286998782.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286998782.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/286998782.md) --- # Dow Jones Top Markets Headlines at 11 PM ET: The Global Bond Rout Is Accelerating. Here's What to Know. | Flurry ... The Global Bond Rout Is Accelerating. Here's What to Know. The 10-year Treasury yield is now close to 4.7%, threatening higher borrowing costs. \---- Flurry of Suspicious Oil Trades Worth $800 Million Triggers Regulatory Probe The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is parsing records of trades made before a social-media post by President Trump. \---- Mediators See Little Progress in U.S.-Iran Talks Tehran and Washington remain far apart as Trump calls off the use of force and then threatens it again. \---- Oil Prices Drop as Trump Waffles on Timeline for an Iran Deal Oil prices fell slightly Tuesday on fuzzy messaging from the President on when he might restart military action against Iran if no deal is struck. \---- Trump Order Would Push Banks to Check Clients' Citizenship Status The executive order directs regulators to rethink what information banks collect from their customers as a safeguard against money laundering. \---- UN Lowers Growth Forecasts as Middle East Conflict Extends The global economy is set for one of its weakest expansions this century as the conflict in the Middle East pushes energy prices higher, but could grow even more slowly if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, the United Nations said. \---- Are businesses passing on higher energy costs to their customers? Fed minutes may have the answer. The market is concerned about the Fed's readiness to react to high inflation. \---- U.S. Pending Home Sales Rose in April Despite Economic Uncertainty The number of homes going under contract in the U.S. rose 1.4% in April, according to the National Association of Realtors' pending home sales index. \---- Canada Inflation Heats Up to 2.8% in April The acceleration was due largely to another month of steeper prices for gasoline, though core measures of inflation remain contained. \---- Cracks Are Starting to Appear in the Chip Stock Rally Investors have piled into semiconductor stocks as AI enthusiasm drives markets higher, but rising bond yields and crowded positioning are beginning to raise concerns. \---- Eurozone Trade Surplus Narrowed in March The move likely reflects an increase in the cost of imported energy as the conflict in the Middle East disrupted supplies. \---- To Cash In on Solar Stocks, Look for Trade Barriers The energy crisis is making some governments more protectionist, which is a good sign for solar investors. (END) Dow Jones Newswires May 19, 2026 23:15 ET (03:15 GMT) Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. ### Related Stocks - [SOXS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOXS.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [MORNING BID AMERICAS-Bonds spoil the AI party](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286756300.md) - [Are businesses passing on higher energy costs to their customers? Fed minutes may have the answer.](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286978296.md) - [Trump: We want to open Cuba up](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287251614.md) - [The bond market's 2007 moment is here to throw a wrench into everyone's plans](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287042387.md) - [TRUMP EXPECTS THE SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE AGAINST HIM, SAYING THEY HAVE A TENDENCY TO DO SO.](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287252582.md)