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Last updated: May 15, 2026, 2:31 PM ET

Equity Markets

Global equities faced pressure with S&P 500 futures dropping 1% in premarket trading as a broad-based selloff continued, extending losses from the previous session. The market's recent winning streak has confronted accelerating inflation and potential interest rate increases, with traders increasingly concerned about the sustainability of corporate earnings growth. Ford Motor Co. experienced its worst day since 2024 as enthusiasm over the automaker's AI-driven energy demand boom cooled, while chipmakers faced heavy selling as rising bond yields curbed Wall Street's appetite for risky technology bets. Despite these challenges, some market analysts noted that investor mood has shifted to "outright red-hot exuberance", suggesting the current correction may be a healthy pause rather than a reversal of the broader bull trend.

Fixed Income

Government bonds continued their slide with the 30-year yield approaching its highest level since 2007, prompting G-7 finance chiefs to discuss the bond selloff that's sending benchmark yields to multi-decade highs. The surge in yields threatens to disrupt Treasury futures as traders rapidly overhaul their hedging positions, with corporate bonds gaining an edge over sovereigns as credit investors enticed by higher yields brush off geopolitical risks. Fidelity International's contrarian inflation bet has paid off as bonds slide, with portfolio manager Mike Riddell having correctly predicted that global price pressures were not subsiding. Meanwhile, bond investors struggle to escape relentless pressure from rising oil prices, which are feeding inflation concerns and forcing central banks to maintain tighter monetary policy.

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