Bloomberg Television·2026-08-18 16:19Macroeconomic Trends & Bond Market - U.S. 30-year bond yields climbed to 5.32%, reaching their highest level since 2007 [2][3] - Germany's 30-year bond yields hit their highest levels since 2011, while Japan's approached levels not seen since the 1990s [3] - Bank of America fund manager survey indicated that 56% of respondents were overweight global equities, the highest level since 2021 [8] - U.S. corporate bond issuance in August set a record, running 35% to 36% higher compared to the previous year[88][90][112] Corporate Earnings & Financial Performance - Home Depot reported second-quarter results that beat top and bottom line expectations, while reaffirming its full-year guidance with shares rising about 2% [31][56][61] - Anthropic is on track to generate annualized revenue exceeding 65 billion dollars, representing a more than sevenfold increase from the prior year [60][168] - Alibaba shares rose nearly 3% in premarket trading following the launch of a new platform utilizing AI agents for automating tasks [59] Energy & Geopolitics - Brent crude closed in the 90s for the first time in the month, holding around 91 dollars per barrel[5][19][35] - U.S. national average for a regular gallon of gas hovered just above 4 dollars per gallon, reaching seasonal highs [144]