--- title: "Cautious Sentiment In Global Markets" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/296623413.md" description: "Global markets exhibit cautious sentiment due to unresolved U.S.-Iran tensions and volatile crude oil prices. Investors are speculating on the impact of the U.S. Treasury's doubled bond buyback, while concerns persist regarding inflation, fiscal deficits, and corporate bond issuances. Wall Street futures rose slightly after recent losses, with European markets mildly positive and Asian markets mixed. The Dollar Index declined, bond yields eased, gold jumped nearly 2%, and cryptocurrencies extended gains." datetime: "2026-08-21T13:20:11.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/296623413.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296623413.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/296623413.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Cautious Sentiment In Global Markets Add as your preferred news source on Google Add Now Unresolved tensions between the U.S. and Iran kept sentiment in global markets cautious and crude oil prices volatile. Markets continued to speculate on the impact of the recent doubling of bond buyback by the U.S. Treasury. Concerns about inflation, the fiscal deficit as well as corporate bond issuances lingered. Wall Street Futures have gained around half a percent after suffering heavy losses on Thursday. Major benchmarks in Europe are trading on a mildly positive note. Earlier in the day, Asian markets had finished trading on a mixed note. The six-currency Dollar Index has declined around a quarter percent. Ten-year sovereign bond yields mostly eased. Thirty-year U.S. bond yields are trading near 5.26 percent versus the high of 5.337 percent recorded on Tuesday. Crude oil price benchmarks are directionless around the flatline. Gold has jumped close to 2 percent. Cryptocurrencies extended gains. Bitcoin has retreated after rising to a little less than $80 thousand. Here is a snapshot of the major world markets at this hour. Stock Indexes: DJIA (US30) at 53,060.30, up 0.56% S&P 500 (US500) at 7,676.50, up 0.46% Germany's DAX at 26,062.10, up 0.19% U.K.'s FTSE 100 at 10,773.23, up 0.23% France's CAC 40 at 8,467.02, up 0.16% Euro Stoxx 50 at 6,445.70, up 0.37% Japan's Nikkei 225 at 66,016.36, down 0.30% Australia's S&P ASX 200 at 9,058.90, down 0.27% China's Shanghai Composite at 3,905.20, up 0.04% Hong Kong's Hang Seng at 26,009.46, up 1.21% South Korea's KOSPI at 6,912.95, up 0.88% Currencies: Dollar Index at 98.66, down 0.24% EUR/USD at 1.1701, up 0.20% GBP/USD at 1.3657, up 0.20% USD/JPY at 158.68, down 0.23% USD/CHF at 0.7992, down 0.16% AUD/USD at 0.7168, up 0.77% Ten-Year Govt Bond Yields: U.S. at 4.692%, down 0.13% Germany at 3.2475%, down 0.24% France at 4.109%, down 0.19% U.K. at 5.0459%, down 0.51% Japan at 2.876%, up 0.45% Commodities: Brent Oil Futures (Oct) at $93.91, up 0.14% Crude Oil WTI Futures (Oct) at $86.76, down 0.08% Gold Futures (Dec) at $4,642.81, up 1.56% Silver Futures (Sep) at $69.64, up 2.25% Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin at $76,818.67 up 6.36% Ethereum at $2,372.72, up 2.62% BNB at $674.66, up 4.36% XRP at $1.37, up 15.58% Solana at $90.50, up 3.03% For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com ### Related Stocks - [GLD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GLD.US.md) - [UCO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UCO.US.md) - [SCO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SCO.US.md) - [IAU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IAU.US.md) - [USO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/USO.US.md) - [BNO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BNO.US.md) - [GOLD.AU](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOLD.AU.md) - [.DJI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.DJI.US.md) - [.SPX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md) - [000001.CN](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/000001.CN.md) - [00HSI.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/00HSI.HK.md) ## Related News & Research - [Brent Tops $102 As Mideast Conflict Intensifies, HSBC Hikes Oil Forecast](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298584876.md) - [Mapping the Market: Mind the gap in US oil as Iran tensions escalate](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298712793.md) - [No signed Hormuz deal expected yet from Oman meeting on Monday, Iranian official says](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298809424.md) - [IEA warns 2026 oil supply gap will widen on delayed return of normal Gulf flows](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298704166.md) - [Saudi oil supply hits more than three-decade low after Houthi attacks, IEA says](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298715582.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**