Global stocks were mixed, and European shares edged higher on Friday (October 2, 2026) after a global bond sell-off deepened and ahead of a U.S. monthly jobs report due later in the day.
Oil prices declined even as the U.S. sent another aircraft carrier and more troops to the West Asia, and as President Donald Trump threatened more possible escalations against Iran.
That came a day after Europe’s benchmark stock indexes fell sharply as government bond yields shot up. In early European trading, Britain’s FTSE 100 climbed 0.5% to 10,485.00. France’s CAC 40 rose 0.6% to 7,883.49, while Germany’s DAX was up 0.8% to 25,129.78. In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury was at around 5.24%, after it reached 5.34% on Thursday (October 1, 2026), the highest since 2002. It crossed the 5% mark last month, as inflationary pressure from the global energy shock driven by the Iran war and rising U.S. government debt pushed investors to demand higher returns. The 5% level on the U.S. The US military is deploying thousands of troops aboard a group of ships, including a third aircraft carrier, to the West Asia, according to a U.S. official on Thursday (October 1, 2026), after Mr.
10-year Treasury yield has been an “important psychological threshold” for investors, David Clewell, a portfolio manager at T. Rowe Price, said in a commentary this week. Trump on Wednesday (September 30, 2026) threatened to “blow them up” or make a deal, referring to Iran, in an exchange with reporters.
