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From mortgages to stocks, how higher government bond yields hit wider markets

  • Long-dated government bond yields hit notable highs around the world earlier this week before easing off, reflecting investor unease about governments’ fiscal plans — but no market panic.
  • Yields on the short- and long-end nonetheless remain elevated, with a range of knock-on effects on the economy.
  • That includes putting pressure on mortgage prices and constraining the private sector, analysts say.

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/06/from-mortgages-to-stocks-how-government-bond-yields-hit-wider-markets.html