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A global bond selloff has pushed Treasury yields toward levels not seen in twenty years, as Fed Governor Christopher Waller signals a hawkish pivot driven by Iran War-induced inflation. The FOMC held rates at 3.50–3.75% in a narrow 8-4 vote, but markets are now pricing in hikes. Risk assets, EM currencies, and income strategies built on cheap money face growing pressure.
The 30-year Treasury yield is approaching two-decade highs while UK gilt yields have surged past 5.10%, triggering cascading volatility across equities, currencies, and credit markets. G7 finance ministers are convening to coordinate a response, signaling the selloff has escalated beyond normal market turbulence. Persistent inflation fears, Middle East conflict pushing oil higher, and UK fiscal stress are converging into a multi-front pressure event with no clear resolution.
UK 10-year gilt yields surged to 5.10% as sterling sold off sharply, driven by a political crisis threatening the Starmer government and a proposed banking surcharge hike from 3% to 5%. Rate-sensitive sectors including housebuilders and banks led equity losses. With futures markets pricing only a 1-in-3 chance of a Federal Reserve cut in 2026, there is no near-term global rate anchor to stabilize UK asset flows.