Global Bond Sell-Off Deepens as Rates Rise Amid Inflation and AI Concerns

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Global Bond Sell-Off Deepens as Rates Rise Amid Inflation and AI Concerns
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  1. Global bond sell-off deepens amid fears over inflation and AI issuance Long-term government borrowing costs hit multi-decade highs

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    BBC Business

    Published Long-term borrowing costs across some of the word's biggest economies hit fresh highs because of concerns over inflation, government debt levels and spending on Artificial Intelligence (AI).

    MarketWatch

    The sell-off in global bond markets continued early Tuesday, pushing many benchmark borrowing costs to multi-year highs amid concerns about inflation, government budget deficits and increased supply of debt.

  2. Rates on car loans, credit cards and student debt are also directly or indirectly tied to bond yields, meaning those monthly payments could increase as well.

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    BBC Business

    Interest rates on bonds - which are a type of debt - are known as yields and can directly affect the borrowing costs consumers pay on mortgages, car loans and credit cards.

  3. The yield on the U.S. 30-year Treasury bond hit 5.323% on Tuesday, a 19-year high, before edging down to just below 5.3%. The 10-year Treasury yield — a key benchmark for fixed mortgage rates and other longer-term loans — is above 4.7%. That compares to below 4% before the start of the Iran War at the end of February.

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    MarketWatch

    The yield on the U.S. 30-year Treasury BX:TMUBMUSD30Y, known as the long bond, which is particularly sensitive to rising inflation, is up nearly 2 basis points to 5.234%, its highest level since June 2007.

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  1. 01 BBC Business

    The interest rate on US borrowing over 30 years hit 5.33% on Tuesday, the highest since June 2007, meanwhile UK long-term debt reached 5.85%. There were similar moves in Germany and Japan.

  2. 02 MarketWatch

    Need to Know Stocks keep shrugging off rising Treasury yields. Here’s the level that could finally trigger a selloff.

  3. 03 CNBC

    Treasury yields are continuing to climb, and at a particularly bad time as higher rates worsen the impact of the nearly $40 trillion government debt load.

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Original Articles (6)

Center Global borrowing costs hit fresh highs — BBC Business
Center Global bond sell-off deepens amid fears over inflation and AI issuance — Financial Times
Center Stocks keep shrugging off rising Treasury yields. Here’s the level that could finally trigger a selloff. — MarketWatch
Center U.S. 30-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2007 amid global bond sell-off — MarketWatch
Center U.S. government debt yields are surging at a bad time. Here's what's behind the move — CNBC
Center Bond yields are climbing. Here’s what that means for mortgages and other consumer borrowing — CNBC