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Bond-Market Rout Puts Global Economy on a Financial Crisis “Trajectory”

From ABC Australia · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Persistently high inflation could force interest rates to remain elevated, pressuring borrowers, asset prices and the Australian economy.
  • Bond yields have risen sharply, with Australian 10-year government bonds near a 15-year high and U.S. 10-year yields at their highest since the global financial crisis began.
  • Investors and several central banks are reducing exposure to U.S. assets, reflecting growing concern about government debt, fiscal pressures and geopolitical instability.

The bond market is offering a dark preview of what could happen if inflation fails to fall as hoped. In Australia and around the world, stubborn price pressures could force interest rates to rise or remain uncomfortably high for borrowers.

stress point

· Satyajit DasThe author and former banker’s description of the U.S. economy’s role in the global bond market.

That would weigh on property and share prices and raise the risk of recession in Australia. The market for government debt measures the risk attached to lending money through an IOU. Higher interest rates signal a greater chance that money will be lost, either through default or through inflation eroding its value.

Australia’s 10-year government bond yield is near a 15-year high, with the possibility of further increases. U.S. 10-year government bond yields have reached their highest level since the onset of the global financial crisis. Investors are becoming more cautious about lending to borrowers once considered nearly infallible, including large Western governments.

it to light now as fresh questions are asked on whether US dollar reserves and Treasuries have lost some of their previously exceptional appeal, and especially more recently as a strained US fiscal position has led to some concerning signals on the usability of US dollar reserves for intervention purposes.

· Lachlan DynanThe Deutsche Bank strategist’s explanation of why reduced U.S. dollar holdings are drawing attention.

Satyajit Das, an author and former banker, describes the U.S. economy as the critical “stress point” for the global bond market. The Reserve Bank of Australia reduced its U.S. dollar holdings in its foreign-reserves portfolio by 10% in 2025, returning them to 2012 levels. Deutsche Bank macro strategist Lachlan Dynan said the move came as investors questioned whether U.S. dollar reserves and Treasury securities had lost some of their exceptional appeal, particularly amid concerns about the strained U.S. fiscal position and the usability of dollar reserves for intervention.

crisis preparedness

· De Nederlandsche BankThe Dutch central bank’s stated reason for moving gold out of the United States and Canada.

The Netherlands’ central bank also said it had moved dozens of tonnes of gold out of the United States and Canada to strengthen the country’s “crisis preparedness” amid “increasing geopolitical unrest.” Norway’s sovereign wealth fund manager has proposed reducing government debt from 70% to 50% of its bond holdings, with U.S. Treasuries facing the largest cut. China, Brazil, India and Japan have also reduced their exposure to U.S. government bonds. Das adds France, Italy, Britain and Japan to the countries he sees as close to crisis.

increasing geopolitical unrest

· De Nederlandsche BankThe central bank’s description of the conditions behind its decision.
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Originally published by ABC Australia in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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