Japan faces a tough inflation-growth trade-off – and it’s not alone
- Source
- South China Morning Post - Business
- Source link
- https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3364632/japan-faces-tough-inflation-growth-trade-and-its-not-alone
- Published
- 2026-08-20 08:30:07
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-20 12:01:56
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- China
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Global bond markets are throwing a tantrum. On August 17, the yield on 30-year US Treasury bonds hit 5.3 per cent, its highest level since 2007 and up from 4.8 per cent as recently as June 29. The average yield on long-term debt across the Group of 7 advanced economies is the highest since 2008. Several factors are at play. One of them is the surge in longer-dated debt issued by leading technology companies as they ramp up capital spending on artificial intelligence (AI), especially data...
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