Yields on Gilts, Eurozone Bonds Fall; Markets Await Updates on Middle East Talks -- Market Talk

1123 GMT - Yields on U.K. and eurozone government bonds decline as investors seek news on progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations over reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Focus is also on U.S. inflation data due at 1230 GMT. The data are likely to show the impact of the Middle East conflict on U.S. prices and potentially provide clues on the possible timing of a U.S. Federal Reserve interest-rate rise. Ten-year gilt yields fall 1 basis point to 4.943%, Tradeweb data show. Ten-year Bund yields fall 0.8 basis points to 3.140%. (miriam.mukuru@wsj.com)

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August 12, 2026 07:23 ET (11:23 GMT)