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Market move▼ Bearish for Indian equities
US long-term borrowing costs touch highest level since 2004
The brief
- US long-term borrowing costs reached their highest level since 2004
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- Trump’s nearly $1 billion funding cuts explained: What Congress approved and which programmes are affected
Rising US Treasury yields and market pressure
US Treasury yields climbed to multiyear highs, with the 30-year yield above 5.53% and the 10-year at a 19-year high. Reports cited sticky inflation, heavy bond issuance and rising oil prices, while warning of pressure on US and Indian stocks, valuations and capital inflows.
Friday, 25 September
- US long-term borrowing costs touch highest level since 2004