S&P 500 Nears Record as Bonds and Oil Flash Warning

The S&P 500 dipped 0.2% on August 17, 2026, holding near all-time highs. Brent crude rose 2.7% to $90.87 a barrel. The 10-year Treasury yield sat at 4.72% — about 75 basis points (0.75 percentage points) above its 3.97% pre-Iran-war level. Bond markets are pricing geopolitical risk that stocks have largely shrugged off.