The decidedly unsexy bond market is usually pretty quiet. But when they want to, bond investors can send a loud, clear message to Washington. They did just that Wednesday and Thursday.

Yields on government debt have risen as Congress weighs Trump’s budget plan. Meanwhile, interest on the debt is approaching $1 trillion a year – on par with proposed Defense spending.

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee After a volatile week when markets zeroed in on major economies' precarious fiscal health, with a sell-off in Treasuries and government bonds from Japan and Britain,

"Major financial events often happen first in Japan, for example the late-1990s tech bubble bursting first in Japan," Albert Edwards wrote Thursday.

The rise in longer-term U.S. Treasury yields in 2025 has contributed to a record low of minus-1.3% in their 10-year annualized return, according to Bank of America.

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Bond yields have spiked this week on investor concern over the tax bill swelling the US deficit. Here's why markets are worried.

From ho-hum debt auctions to plunging long-term bond prices, investors are sending a clear message to governments that in the current climate of uncertainty they need to pay more to borrow for decades ahead.

Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) are a good bet to beat nominal (non-inflation-protected) U.S. Treasurys if inflation expectations worsen more than they have already.