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With escalating interest rates and inflationary pressures, the resiliency of bond investments is being put to the test. Investors find themselves watching helplessly as bond prices undergoe a relentless downward spiral, battered by the unrelenting blows of surging borrowing costs. The tumultuous events of 2022 bear witness to this challenge, as the global bond market endured one of its most turbulent years on record. Hopes were high for a turnaround at the onset of 2023, yet reality proved otherwise. The bond market’s sell-off persisted with Treasury yields soaring to multi-decade highs. The 10-year Treasury yield briefly hit 4.33% yield this week, surging to levels last seen in October 2022, and in 2007, while the duration-sensitive 30-year yield hit 4.42%, the highest since the summer of 2011. Chart: US Treasury Yields Soared In August These yields acted as a gravitational force, exerting influence over the broader bond market. As the world’s preeminent risk-free rate witnesses a surge, a chain reaction is set in motion, resulting in a universal uptick in bond yields that spares no issuer. However, as with every trade-off, there’s a catch. Witnessing bond markets yielding close to or surpassing the 6% annual mark – not far from the Dow Jones Index‘s 6.6% annualized return over the past three decades – is sparking the interest of even those who once regarded bonds as a sacrificial lamb to the inflationary onslaught. Indeed, while the Federal Reserve remains steadfast in its stance against ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

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