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Tumbling Global Government Bonds Put Yields on Brink of 4%

Bloomberg Markets Thursday 24 September 2026, 01:42 UTC By Ruth Carson 1 min read
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A worsening bond selloff is pushing the average yield on global government debt to within a whisker of 4%, a level not seen since 2007.

A worsening bond selloff is pushing the average yield on global government debt to within a whisker of 4%, a level not seen since 2007.
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