High bond yields are wreaking havoc on commodities, currencies, and housing, not just stocks.

High bond yields are wreaking havoc on commodities, currencies, and housing, not just stocks.



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The Treasury bond ⁣market ‍sell-off marks one of the worst crashes in history.

High yields are hitting stocks, but other assets across financial markets are also reeling.

Commodities, crypto, housing and ⁤foreign currencies have ⁣been slumping too.

Traders have been ⁤dropping long-duration US bonds in one⁤ of the worst collapses in market history,⁢ sending yields soaring towards levels not seen in decades.

As growing yields ⁢have made bonds increasingly more attractive to investors, both the benchmark S&P 500 and Nasdaq have dropped around⁤ 7% since the end ‍of July.

But stocks are ‍just one piece of the⁢ puzzle, and the consequences of soaring yields have become clearer ‌for investors across financial⁣ markets.

Dollar ⁢boom, crypto bust

High-yielding Treasurys accelerate foreign‌ demand for the US dollar, which has jumped 7% since mid-July. In that span it has pushed foreign currencies to structural lows, UBS wrote in a note Wednesday. For‍ instance, ⁤the yen has dropped…

2023-10-08 15:15:01
Original from finance.yahoo.com

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