Global bond sell-off intensifies as yields hit multi-decade highs on inflation and debt fears

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Global bond sell-off intensifies as yields hit multi-decade highs on inflation and debt fears

⚡ Markets: Higher risk-free rates reprice all financial assets downward, particularly pressuring growth stocks and long-duration assets. Increased borrowing costs can slow economic activity. This theme is largely priced in by financial media but the feedback loop with geopolitics remains volatile.US 10Y YieldBund YieldSPXNASDAQ

Government bond yields, including the U.S. 10-year Treasury, surged to their highest levels in over a decade, driven by rising oil prices from the Mideast conflict, persistent inflation concerns, and anxiety over high levels of government debt. The sell-off increases borrowing costs for governments, corporations, and consumers globally.

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Financial pressThe Economist — Central banking has a forbidding future

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West MSMNYT World — Bond Sell-Off Threatens to Squeeze Borrowers Around the World

Financial pressCNBC — 10-year U.S. Treasury yield hits highest level since November 2023

Financial pressFinancial Times — Energy price surge hits bond markets as European gas reaches three-year high

Financial pressThe Economist — World in Brief: America hits Iran again; global bond sell-off continues

Financial pressWall Street Journal — U.S. Stocks Climb as Bond Yields Stay in Spotlight

Non-West StateDaily Sabah — Global bond rout deepens as oil, public debt fears rattle markets

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