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Poland Bonds Lose Luster as Debt Woes Mount With Political Pain
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EXCLUSIVE Poland Bonds Lose Luster as Debt Woes Mount With Political Pain Bondholders are increasingly questioning Poland’s long-held status as an emerging-market favorite as political turmoil undermines the government’s ability to rein in its fast-growing $600 billion debt load. The country’s 10-year bond yields have jumped above 6.1%, up about 100 basis points this year and 2 percentage points above the average for the last decade. While yields have soared across the globe on concern about...
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Poland Bonds Lose Luster as Debt Woes Mount With Political Pain
Bondholders are increasingly questioning Poland’s long-held status as an emerging-market favorite as political turmoil undermines the government’s ability to rein in its fast-growing $600 billion debt load.
The country’s 10-year bond yields have jumped above 6.1%, up about 100 basis points this year and 2 percentage points above the average for the last decade. While yields have soared across the globe on concern about energy-driven inflation, the move in Poland is particularly notable because it comes on top of a multi-year surge in debt and issuance.