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  "title": "Explainer-What's behind the selloff in world bond markets?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/explainer-whats-behind-the-selloff-in-world-bond-markets-4874956",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-01T14:13:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
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    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/explainer-whats-behind-selloff-in-world-bond-markets-6355276"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Government borrowing costs have surged to multi-decade highs across various economies, particularly in the United States, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom. Inflation concerns, rising interest rates and worries about debt loads have contributed to this selloff in world bond markets.\n\nFor instance, Japan's 10-year bond yield reached a level last seen in 1996, while Britain's 30-year borrowing costs have hit 30-year highs. Germany's and France's 10-year yields have climbed to levels not seen since 2011 and 2008, respectively. Similarly, U.S. 30-year yields have surged to their highest since 2007.\n\nThis rise in bond yields could have significant implications for households, companies and governments, as it makes borrowing more expensive and could slow economic growth. U.S. mortgage rates have already risen to a one-year high of nearly 6.7 percent, and Britain's interest bill now consumes almost double the pre-pandemic average.\n\nThe surge in bond sales to fund artificial intelligence (AI) investments is another factor driving up bond yields. The five major AI hyperscalers - Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Oracle - have issued $220 billion of debt this year, surpassing the total figure for the entire previous year.\n\nWhile some investors view the current yield rise as orderly and reflective of higher borrowing and inflation, others argue that it could lead to a long-term increase in borrowing costs only if governments take concerted steps to reduce debt or boost growth. Central banks, such as the Bank of England and the European Central Bank, can intervene to stabilize markets, but sustainable reductions in bond yields will require concerted policy action.",
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        "title": "Explainer-What's behind the selloff in world bond markets?",
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        "title": "Explainer-What’s behind the selloff in world bond markets?",
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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."
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