Bond Ructions Gatecrash Talks by G-7 on Skewed World Economy

Roland Lescure

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The global bond selloff will take center stage as Group of Seven finance chiefs discuss how oil-fueled inflation risks overshadowing world economic prospects.

While the talks in Paris were meant to dwell on imbalances ranging from the US budget deficit to China’s weak consumption, ministers and central bankers are preoccupied by a another day of spiking yields, driven by investor concerns about consumer prices.