Sovereign and credit markets: yield curves, auctions, duration risk, spreads and the cost of money.
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Inflation fears drove a synchronized retreat from bonds and stocks while the dollar extended its advance.
Global bond yields climbed to their highest levels in multiple decades as inflation concerns triggered a combined selloff in bonds and equities, with the dollar gaining as investors sought safety.
Rising government bond yields from Australia to the UK are forcing banks to swap riskier credit assets for central-bank cash, reviving talk of 'bond vigilantes.'
Australia's 10-year yield surged to a 15-year high as banks rushed to swap higher-risk credit assets for Bank of England cash amid a broader long-bond selloff.
A jump in crude prices and rising bond yields pushed benchmark indexes lower across Asia even as Australia's economy beat growth forecasts.
Asian stocks fell in the September 1 session as an oil price surge and rising bond yields outweighed a stronger-than-expected Australian GDP report.
Brent crude topped $96 a barrel and the dollar held firm as fresh U.S.-Iran strikes pushed bond yields higher and knocked Asian equities lower.
Brent crude rose for a third straight session past $96 a barrel after the U.S. and Iran traded fresh strikes, dragging Asian markets down and lifting bond yields.
Historically bitcoin's worst month collides this year with fresh hawkish Fed signals and rising bond yields.
CoinDesk reported that bitcoin enters September, historically its weakest month, at the same time rate-hike risk from the Federal Reserve is rising, a combination it labeled 'Rektember.'
Rising borrowing costs and firmer oil prices combined to pressure US equities at the September 1 open.
US stock indexes opened lower on September 1 as the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to its highest level since January 2025, with rising oil prices adding to the pressure.
Rising Fed rate-hike bets and a fresh leg up in crude are colliding with a deepening global bond selloff, leaving European equities largely flat.
Japan's government bond yields broke through a closely watched level as WTI crude tested $88 resistance and silver sat locked in a $67-$68.50 range, a combination traders say is driving cross-asset volatility rather than a one-directional move.
The move came as Tokyo and Washington pledged to keep coordinating on the yen, a sign policymakers are watching bond markets closely.
Japan's 10-year government bond yield crossed 3% for the first time in three decades, even as Japanese and US officials said they would continue coordinating on the yen.
Rising long-term rates are being driven by forces beyond monetary policy, and strategists say 5% could be only the start.
The 10-year Treasury yield is breaking out to the upside, with strategists warning that 5% could be just the beginning of the move.
Hawkish comments from Fed candidate Kevin Warsh at the Jackson Hole gathering pushed traders to price in more monetary tightening, hitting Japanese bonds and the currency together.
The yen weakened past ¥160 per dollar and Japanese government bond yields rose to their highest level in three decades after investors raised bets on tighter monetary policy following the Jackson Hole meeting.
Strategy's chairman hints at his company's first bitcoin purchase in two months just as bitcoin dominance climbs above 60%, even as analysts keep warning about treasury-company structures.
Bitcoin's rebound toward $79,000 has coincided with bitcoin's share of total crypto market value climbing above 60%, but coverage from The Motley Fool says bitcoin treasury companies still carry serious red flags.
A hotter-than-expected employment reading is being flagged as the catalyst that could send bond yields sharply higher and test the stock rally.
Analysts are warning that the upcoming U.S. jobs report could be strong enough to force the Federal Reserve into a September rate hike, a scenario one analysis says would send rates 'soaring.'
Higher borrowing costs across the world's largest developed economies are compounding pressure on public finances already strained by the conflict.
G7 governments have absorbed tens of billions of dollars in additional debt-servicing costs since the US-Iran war started, according to the Financial Times.
Traders priced in tighter Fed policy after Kevin Warsh's tough inflation talk, though the shift may not last.
Bond traders responded to Kevin Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole comments on inflation, but the market reaction has come with a caveat: 'for now.'
The Treasury Secretary flagged spillover risk from yen volatility into broader markets, according to two separate wire reports.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent said disorderly yen moves risk spilling over into global markets, a warning repeated across two wire reports.
Yields held steady after the new Fed chair said inflation work isn't done, a sign investors believe his inflation talk without demanding more detail on rate path.
Kevin Warsh's first major public remarks as Fed chair reassured bond investors even though he offered only a little more guidance than his predecessor.
Treasury Secretary Bessent defended yen support on borrowing-cost grounds as commentary flagged that carry traders may be pricing more aggressive Fed hikes.
Treasury Secretary Bessent defended supporting the yen by citing risks to US borrowing costs, while separate commentary suggested yen carry traders may be positioning for more aggressive Fed rate hikes.
Two-year Treasury yields and the dollar climbed alongside stocks as investors priced in a firmer Fed stance.
Equities, the dollar and 2-year Treasury yields all rose together in the August 28 session as traders raised bets on a rate hike following a speech from Kevin Warsh and comments from the Fed chair.
Easing fears of a wider Middle East conflict pushed crude down and bond yields with it, even as the ECB is still expected to raise rates in September.
WTI crude retreated as diplomatic progress reduced the geopolitical risk premium in oil prices, and Treasury yields fell in tandem, while sources say the European Central Bank remains on track to raise rates in September despite Iran-related concerns.
The rally coincided with fresh US sanctions targeting Iran, a pairing that has previously driven safe-haven flows into crypto.
Bitcoin reached its highest level in three months after the US Treasury announced new sanctions on Iran.