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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Patrick Commins Economics editor

The bond market is blowing up right now – should Australians be worried?

A financial markets trader sits at his desk in front of a screen showing market prices
Surging bond yields over recent weeks means global markets have experienced a major sell-off. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images

Bonds are supposed to be safe and boring.

Which means when bond markets are getting exciting, you can bet that something big is going down in the global economy and the world of finance.

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