These Charts Show the Bond Market Selloff That's Roiling Markets Around the World

Yields are surging amid worries of monetary withdrawal.

Weighing Credit Risk in the Global Bond Market

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The story in markets this week: Bond prices have been Skyfalling, with yields on longer-dated sovereign debt in the world's largest economies jumping higher.

Some strategists have suggested that relatively lofty stock valuations are only justifiable in the context of ultra-low bond yields, so any price gyrations in sovereign debt aren't likely to stay confined to one market.