Global Bond Selloff Worsens as Rising Oil Prices Spook Investors

Published on May 15, 2026

Investors shed government bonds around the world, propelling borrowing costs to multi-year highs from Japan to the US amid intensifying fears that war-driven inflation will force central banks to pursue higher interest rates.

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