Published: · Region: United States · Category: Forecast

Global Bond Selloff to Deepen as Energy Shock Feeds Inflation Fears

Theater: United States
Time horizon: 24h
Published: 2026-09-02
Moderate confidence (78%)
Risk direction: escalatory · Impact: HIGH

Full prediction

Over the next 24 hours, the global bond rout is likely to extend, with benchmark U.S. and European yields testing or exceeding recent multi-decade highs as markets internalize sustained higher energy prices from the Hormuz crisis. Rising real yields will tighten financial conditions, weigh on rate-sensitive equities, and begin to price in medium-term demand destruction for energy and industrial commodities. This dynamic increases recession risks in Europe and some emerging markets while supporting safe-haven FX like the USD and CHF. Confirmation would be higher yields across the curve and underperformance of rate-sensitive sectors; a sudden, coordinated central bank communication reassuring on inflation or hinting at policy support could temper this move.

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