With inflation stickiness, AI debt, and fiscal disorder creating multiple pressures, the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield has reached its highest level since 2007, and the global bond market is facing a "duration storm."

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18/08/2026
According to the Zhitong Finance APP, long-duration bonds are becoming the storm center of investor anxietyconcerns about inflation prospects, the heavy debt burden of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, and other issues are all converging here, and governments around the world are paying the price for this.