Global stocks set for biggest weekly fall since mid-July, dollar on the defensive | live

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Wayne Cole LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Global stocks were set for their biggest weekly fall on Friday since mid-July amid continued strains in global bond markets and a diplomatic deadlock in the Gulf that has lifted oil prices to one-month highs and kept inflation risks in focus.

Aug 21, 2026 - 18:00
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Global stocks set for biggest weekly fall since mid-July, dollar on the defensive | live
By Dhara Ranasinghe and Wayne Cole LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Global stocks were set for their biggest weekly fall on Friday since mid-July amid continued strains in global bond markets and a diplomatic deadlock in the Gulf that has lifted oil prices to one-month highs and kept inflation risks in focus.

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