What’s driving the global bond sell-off?
- The most-cited factors behind the global bond sell-off present a mixed picture
- Global bond yields can affect Indian borrowing costs and rate-sensitive stocks
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Bond yields● +4% net tone today
10-yr G-Sec (price) −0.16% vs Nifty −0.88% on Thu, 1 Oct- Spiking bond yields may test US stocks’ typical fourth-quarter strength alongside midterms and earnings
- Wall Street futures gained as yields and oil prices eased ahead of the jobs report
- High government debt and rising oil prices are adding fuel to the global bond-market selloff
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Rising bond yields, US midterms and earnings challenge stocks’ usual fourth-quarter strength
- US stocks typically perform well in the fourth quarter
- Rising bond yields, midterms and earnings pose challenges
US yields rise, reversing initial reaction to weak jobs report
- US yields rose, reversing their initial reaction to the weak jobs report
Why bond investors quickly lost their enthusiasm for weak labor figures
- Weak U.S. jobs data briefly revived demand for Treasuries as a safe haven
