Global bond yields soar to multi-decade highs as Middle East turmoil reignites inflation fears

Global bond yields soar to multi-decade highs as Middle East turmoil reignites inflation fears

Bond yields surged across major markets Tuesday as U.S.-Iran hostilities revived energy and inflation risks, with Japan and U.K. yields at multi-decade highs.

World in Brief: Global bond sell-off continues; America’s army chief resigns

The global bond sell-off gathered pace. Japan’s ten-year government bond yields rose to 3%, their highest since 1996. Several other countries, including America, saw their borrowing costs grow, too. The lift came after America and Iran began fighting again on Sunday, raising energy prices and thus fears that central banks will increase interest rates in order to combat inflation.

Global Bond Yields Surge as Oil Prices Fuel Inflation Worries

Japanese, German and U.K. bond yields reach multiyear highs, while 10-year Treasury yield bonds reach highest level since January 2025.

Global Bond Selloff Sends Yields to the Highest Level Since 2008

Global bond yields climbed back to the highest level in almost two decades as rising oil prices fueled inflation concerns and investors ramped up expectations for interest-rate hikes.

Global bond sell-off drives UK borrowing costs higher

Yields hit new highs, with further fire between the US and Iran triggering fears of rising inflation and interest rate hikes

Global bond rout deepens as Japan yield hits key threshold