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Why Long-Dated Bonds Are at Epicenter of Investor Angst
Key Points
Yields on 30-year US Treasuries rose to the highest since 2007 this week, while French borrowing costs hit the loftiest since 2008 and their German peers traded at 2011 levels. While domestic factors have a role in each market, the structural forces driving up yields are global in nature, as Bloomberg's Ven Ram explains.
Yields on 30-year US Treasuries rose to the highest since 2007 this week, while French borrowing costs hit the loftiest since 2008 and their German peers traded at 2011 levels. While domestic factors have a role in each market, the structural forces driving up yields are global in nature, as Bloomberg's Ven Ram explains. (Source: Bloomberg)