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What's Next for US-Iran in Hormuz With Expired MOU?

US President Donald Trump said he won't try to revive a lapsed ceasefire deal with Iran, which gave the parties a 60-day window to negotiate a lasting peace deal. Col. Wayne Sanders (Ret.) of Bloomberg Intelligence examines what comes next after the expiry of the memorandum of understanding and with the Middle East conflict and control of the Strait of Hormuz stuck in limbo.

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BlackRock's Koesterich Sees Energy Stocks as Best Portfolio Diversifier

Russ Koesterich, Global Allocation Fund portfolio manager at BlackRock, says bonds are not working as a hedge as yields on 30-year US Treasuries rose to the highest since 2007 this week. He talks about the factors he sees driving long-dated bonds and why he doesn't see $100 oil derailing the US economic expansion.

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Why Long-Dated Bonds Are at Center of Investor Angst

Yields on 30-year US Treasuries rose to the highest since 2007 this week, while French borrowing costs hit the loftiest since 2008 and their German peers traded at 2011 levels. While domestic factors have a role in each market, the structural forces driving up yields are global in nature, as Bloomberg's Ven Ram explains.

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