Traders on Yield Watch in Bond Markets ‘Not for Faint-Hearted’

  • Market focus is turning to the Fed and central banks
  • More volatility is expected to carry through this week
Bond Route Eases After Yield Surge Triggers Market Havoc
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After last week’s market turmoil, there’s really just one question on traders’ minds: how central banks will react to the jump in bond yields.

The manner in which markets anticipate the likely policy response will be key to determining risk appetite Monday following a week in which 10-year Treasury yields, a benchmark for global borrowing costs, surged to almost triple their levels of August.