As Treasury yields touch generational highs, investors brace for the market fallout As Treasury yields touch generational highs, investors brace for the market fallout Surging bond yields have raised borrowing costs for households, businesses and governments Bond yields are surging, and investors are starting to get a little more worried. kphoto The surge in bond yields to generational highs has investors around the world watching and worrying about what could crack, spiral or leave a trail of carnage in its path. in the past week raised alarms about another possible European debt crisis. The spillover played a role in a brief burst of appetite for battered U.S. Treasury bonds to start October.
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