Yields Rise on Inflation Angst | Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 5/19/2026

Alli McCartney, UBS Alignment Partners private wealth advisor and managing director of wealth management and Bloomberg rates reporter Michael Mackenzie, discuss the bond market landscape as yields push higher on fears around accelerating inflation. Then, Brett Mufson, president of Fontainebleau Development breaks down the consumer landscape on Las Vegas tourism and the state of the consumer. Plus, Nathalie Morrison, founder of lab grown diamond company Astrea London on the rise of lab grown gemstones and its impact on the diamond market. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 00:04:27 - Stocks Extend Declines as Yields Climb; Software Shares Gain 00:06:16 - US 30-Year Yield Hits Highest Since 2007 on Inflation Angst 00:08:22 - Oil Declines After Trump Says He Calls off Strike on Iran 00:13:44 - Kevin Warsh Gets a Yippy Welcome from the Bond Market 00:16:33 - Stocks Extend Declines as Yields Climb; Software Shares Gain 00:21:11 - Las Vegas Tourism Landscape 00:21:37 - Hospitality and Real Estate Landscape in Las Vegas 00:24:06 - High End Consumers Still Spending in Vegas 00:34:32 - Consumers Look for Bling for Buck in Lab Grown Gemstones 00:39:04 - Consumers Turn to Lab Grown Diamond for Sustainability, Ethics -------- Get more on the Bloomberg Businessweek Podcast On Apple: http://bit.ly/3IPl60i On Spotify: http://bit.ly/3WGFd6B Anywhere: http://bit.ly/42xo9kZ Follow us on X:   / bloombergradio   Listen on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto with the Bloomberg Business app: Apple CarPlay: https://apple.co/486mghI Android Auto: https://bit.ly/49benZy Visit our YouTube channels: Bloomberg Podcasts:    / bloombergpodcasts   Bloomberg Television:    / @markets   Bloomberg Originals:    / bloomberg   Quicktake:    / @bloombergquicktake