Renewed tensions between the US and Iran fueled inflation concerns, sending Brent crude oil prices up to $95, triggering a sharp sell-off in global bond markets, and causing South Korean stocks to fall 4%.
The global bond market is experiencing its most severe sell-off in decades. With renewed military tensions between the US and Iran, soaring oil prices, and rising inflation concerns and interest rate hike expectations, yields in major markets such as US, Japanese, and Australian bonds have climbed to ten- or even