Market declines sparked by the Iran war are morphing into a full-blown rout across Wall Street. Efforts to broker an end to the fighting and restart the flow of Middle East oil pr

Investors are selling bonds, which offer fixed streams of income that become less valuable as the Iran war raises prices for everything from energy to food. Bond prices move in the opposite direction as yields.

Wall Street is trading like the worst pain from the war with Iran is yet to come. For weeks, while missiles and drones flew around one of the world’s key energy producing regions, investors’ hopes for a quick resolution buffered stocks from steep declines.

Asian stocks have traded mostly lower after Wall Street had its worst day since the start of the Iran war over growing doubts about a de-escalation. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 has fallen 1.2%, while

U.S. stocks closed out their worst week since the Iran war began and their fifth losing week in a row. The S&P 500 fell 1.6% and is now 8.7% below the all-time high it reached in January. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.

Stocks fell sharply Thursday, and oil prices rose as doubt took over again from hope on Wall Street about a possible end to the war with Iran. The S&P 500 slumped 1.7% for its worst day since January and is back on track for a fifth straight losing week.

Just after stocks ended another bruising day, the president took to social media to promote progress in talks with Iran.

The broad S&P 500 Index had its worst single day since the war began, falling 1.7%. The Nasdaq closed down nearly 2.4%.