{"id":349373,"date":"2025-08-16T14:42:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T14:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/349373\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T14:42:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T14:42:25","slug":"bond-yields-rise-on-us-inflation-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/349373\/","title":{"rendered":"Bond yields rise on US inflation fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By CITY AND FINANCE REPORTER <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Updated:  16:50 EDT, 15 August 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">UK borrowing costs surged yesterday amid a global bonds sell-off prompted by US producer <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisismoney.co.uk\/money\/bills\/article-12412155\/What-inflation-falling-means-you.html\" id=\"mol-61ce7810-7a0d-11f0-ab84-9be56e4b2c0b\" rel=\"noopener\">inflation<\/a> data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Yields on benchmark ten-year UK bonds \u2013 which rise as prices fall \u2013 climbed sharply for a second day, peaking at above 4.7 per cent, a two-month high.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">There was also a hit for 30-year bonds, which saw yields climb to nearly 5.6 per cent, the highest in nearly three months.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-2dfc2e5a37d9c78d\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/101266601-15004655-image-m-70_1755284398804.jpg\" height=\"459\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Concern: US inflation \u2013 which has so far remained relatively benign despite Donald Trump's tariffs \u2013 could soon rise\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Concern: US inflation \u2013 which has so far remained relatively benign despite Donald Trump&#8217;s tariffs \u2013 could soon rise<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">US producer prices increased month-on-month in July by a higher-than-expected 0.9 per cent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The measure tracks wholesale prices, stoking fears that headline consumer inflation \u2013 which has so far remained relatively benign despite Donald Trump&#8217;s tariffs \u2013 could soon rise, too.<\/p>\n<p>DIY INVESTING PLATFORMS<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755355342_473_A J Bell 2022_122X84.png\" alt=\"Easy investing and ready-made portfolios\" \/>AJ Bell<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755355342_473_A J Bell 2022_122X84.png\" alt=\"Easy investing and ready-made portfolios\" \/>AJ Bell<\/p>\n<p>Easy investing and ready-made portfolios<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HL-Logo_122x84.jpg\" alt=\"Free fund dealing and investment ideas\" \/>Hargreaves Lansdown<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/HL-Logo_122x84.jpg\" alt=\"Free fund dealing and investment ideas\" \/>Hargreaves Lansdown<\/p>\n<p>Free fund dealing and investment ideas<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ii_thisismoney_122x84.png\" alt=\"Flat-fee investing from \u00a34.99 per month\" \/>interactive investor<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ii_thisismoney_122x84.png\" alt=\"Flat-fee investing from \u00a34.99 per month\" \/>interactive investor<\/p>\n<p>Flat-fee investing from \u00a34.99 per month<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755355345_240_122x84 Blue.png\" alt=\"Account and trading fee-free ETF investing\" \/>InvestEngine<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755355345_240_122x84 Blue.png\" alt=\"Account and trading fee-free ETF investing\" \/>InvestEngine<\/p>\n<p>Account and trading fee-free ETF investing<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755355345_893_T212Logo_Icon_130x90.png\n\" alt=\"Free share dealing and no account fee\" \/>Trading 212<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1755355345_893_T212Logo_Icon_130x90.png\n\" alt=\"Free share dealing and no account fee\" \/>Trading 212<\/p>\n<p>Free share dealing and no account fee<\/p>\n<p class=\"tim-affiliate-text\">Affiliate links: If you take out a product This is Money may earn a commission. 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