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What you should do about the US bond yield spike

Suddenly everyoneโ€™s talking about US bond yields surging. I see that the 10-year US government security is up by some 0.02 % to 1.57%. Why is this such a big deal?
While yesterdayโ€™s move isnโ€™t big, whatโ€™s big is the US 10-year Treasuryโ€™s 43 basis point rise in the last one month. This means that, a month ago, investors in long term bonds issued by the US government were getting 1.13% by way of interest and now theyโ€™re getting 1.57%. Thatโ€™s a 40% jump in returns from an asset that is regarded as one of the safest parking grounds for money in the world.

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