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Treasury yields close to 16-year high after strong retail sales figures

Global bond sell-off resumes as latest sign of US consumers’ resilience reawakens fears of ‘higher for longer’ interest rates

Treasury yields jumped on Tuesday as stronger-than-expected US retail sales data breathed new life into a global bond rout.

The 10-year Treasury yield, a benchmark for financial assets around the world, climbed by 0.15 percentage points to 4.85 per cent as the latest signs of US consumers’ resilience fanned investors’ fears that the Federal Reserve could lift borrowing costs further in its fight against inflation.

The moves took yields close to the 16-year peak of 4.89 per cent struck earlier this month as worries over “higher for longer” interest rates rocked global debt markets. The renewed sell-off also ends a period of respite for bonds over the past week as the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas spurred demand for safe assets such as Treasuries.

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