Investors sell stocks and bonds as government efforts fail to soothe market

NPR | By Scott Horsley,

Leila Fadel

Published August 21, 2026 at 2:44 AM MDT

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Stocks fell and bond yields jumped on Thursday. The Treasury Department is trying to keep a lid on government borrowing costs but with limited success so far.

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Scott Horsley

Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent.

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Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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