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“Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose by 3.8% to $104 a barrel on Thursday, triggering a wave of selling in the global bond and stock markets.”

“Bond yields – effectively the interest rate on the debt – have jumped in recent weeks, raising the cost of borrowing for many governments to multi-decade highs as markets adjust to the prospect of higher inflation as a result of the war in the Middle East.”

“In recent weeks most big banks and building societies have put prices up as a result of turmoil in the global bond markets, even though there has not been a change in the Bank of England base rate since December last year.”

“Amid a global sell-off in sovereign debt as the Iran war rattles markets, the yield – in effect the interest rate – on French 10-year government bonds last week hit the highest level since 2002, before dipping back on Friday.”

““Inflation, deficit and issuance concerns continue to weigh on the bond market,” he said.”

“Treasury sources insist the 28 October budget will be tightly focused amid the challenging global backdrop, as bond market jitters add to the pressure on the public finances.”

“Concerns about a possible slowdown in spending on artificial intelligence, the Federal Reserve’s resumption of rate hikes and a surge in bond yields – making borrowing more expensive – all played a factor, Renaissance said.”

“In a world of fragile bond markets with yields on 10-year US treasuries, a global benchmark for borrowing costs, hovering at about 5%, the size of these debt piles could be one potential trigger for a market rethink.”

“But as the soaring global oil price to above $100 a barrel stokes heavy selling pressure in the bond market, could shares be the next in line for a crash?”

“The drop in the yen helped the Nikkei stock market index to rise nearly 2%, while the Japanese two-year government bond yields, which are most sensitive to monetary policy expectations, fell four basis points to 1.82%.”

“Though the US bond market is typically seen as one of the safest investment vehicles, investors have been wary of the effect the war in Iran is having on energy prices.”

“European markets in the red as US Treasury 10-year yield rises over 5% European stock markets are in the red this morning, as investors fret about the ongoing sell-off in the bond market and the rising oil price (the two are linked!).”

“US government borrowing costs have risen to 5% for the first time since 2023 as soaring oil prices fuelled by the war in the Middle East trigger an intensifying sell-off in the global bond market.”

“Metro has “Post Office fraud blitz”, the i Paper says “ADHD not being overdiagnosed in the UK, major report set to find”, and the FT splashes “Ten-year Treasury yield tops 5% as inflation fears batter bond markets”.”

“No wonder bond markets are sketchy,””

“Lutnick said Wednesday on CNBC while explaining his view that the US bond market would stabilize.”