Global Bond Rout Sends Long-Term Borrowing Costs to Highest in Decades - Yahoo Finance
Global bond yields are surging to multi-decade highs as investors worry about inflation, government spending, and geopolitical instability. The selloff is affecting long-term borrowing costs across the US, Europe, and Japan.
Why it matters
Rising borrowing costs increase the financial burden on governments and corporations, potentially slowing global economic growth.
Global Bond Rout Sends Long-Term Borrowing Costs to Highest in Decades Global Bond Rout Sends Long-Term Borrowing Costs to Highest in Decades · Bloomberg · Bloomberg Greg Ritchie and Matthew Burgess Tue, August 18, 2026 at 12:25 AM EDT 6 min read BCS -1.55% GOOG -0.05% BNP.PA -1.57% 8301.T 0.00% CS.PA -0.13% Explore stocks on Coinbase Trading disclosure Trading disclosure The above button links to Coinbase. Yahoo Finance is not a broker-dealer or investment adviser and does not offer securities or cryptocurrencies for sale or facilitate trading. Coinbase pays us for certain activity generated through this link. Prices displayed are informational.
(Bloomberg) -- Longer-maturity bonds are at the epicenter of investor angst about everything from inflation to the debt-laden artificial-intelligence boom — and governments are paying the price.
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