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Global bond vigilantes are waking up
The guest argued that global bond yields are headed higher as markets rebel against persistent inflation, exploding fiscal deficits, and central bank policy errors.
The argument
He expressed high conviction that US 10-year yields will reach 5% or higher, noting that any attempt by the Fed to cut rates against a backdrop of surging inflation would cause a bond market revolt. He pointed to rising yields in Japan and Europe as early indicators of this global shift.
The thesis, stress-tested
✓ What validates it
- ✓US 10-year Treasury yield rising to 5% or higher
- ✓Inflation data consistently printing above central bank targets
▸ Risks discussed
- ▸A severe economic recession could drive a flight-to-safety bid for bonds
- ▸Central banks could implement yield curve control to artificially suppress rates
Hear it yourself
"But, again, there's a big disconnect between spot and, between, the physical and financial price of oil. And most notably, and I'm ranting all over the place here, if you look at the deferred contracts, you look at energy, say, out in December, not spot, but towards, say, go go out six months. Those prices are now starting to move up. So the market has, for whatever reasons, it's not for me to argue with the market, just to observe what is the market saying and do I do and and and and and how does it impact my thinking. We've not seen, the forward curve move up that much until recently, and that's very important."