{
  "id": 1744324,
  "title": "Governments’ borrowing costs hit further multi-decade highs as US-Iran peace hopes fade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/governments-borrowing-costs-hit-further-multi-decade-highs-as-us-iran",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-18T10:54:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/18/governments-borrowing-costs-us-iran-bond-yields-trump"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bond yields in US, UK, Germany France and Japan rise after ceasefire ends and Trump threatens to bomb Oman Business live – latest updates Government borrowing costs in several advanced economies continued to rise to levels not seen in decades on Tuesday, as hopes of an end to the US-Iran war faded. Concerns about the inflation outlook worsened after the ceasefire between Washington DC and Tehran…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}