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Bond Yields Rise, Sparking Concern Among Policymakers and Investors
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Rising yields have caught the attention of policymakers around the world, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who last month announced an unusual intervention in the bond market to restrain rising yields. Robin Brooks, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, said Bessent's moves and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's promise to corral inflation have likely kept longer-term rates lower than they would otherwise be and betray a rising concern about where yields are headed.
“You should care because this stuff under the surface is really bubbling,” Brooks said. Investors may be increasingly worried about how sustainable all the borrowing is, Brooks said, and are demanding higher yields as compensation for taking on what they see as greater risk.
He argued that other countries' bonds have seen bigger yield increases.
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- Rising yields have caught the attention of policymakers around the world, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who last month announced an unusual intervention in the bond market to restrain rising yields.
- Robin Brooks, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, said Bessent's moves and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's promise to corral inflation have likely kept longer-term rates lower than they would otherwise be…
- “You should care because this stuff under the surface is really bubbling,” Brooks said.
- He argued that other countries' bonds have seen bigger yield increases.
- Investors may be increasingly worried about how sustainable all the borrowing is, Brooks said, and are demanding higher yields as compensation for taking on what they see as greater risk.
Sources
- The Independentlink