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The article highlights a surge in global bond yields to 2008 levels, with the 30-year US Treasury reaching 5%, coinciding with a surprise increase in the Treasury's bond buyback program and a hawkish speech by Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh at Jackson Hole.

Sweden’s former Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, leading in polls for the September election, has signaled a policy shift toward a 'green reset,' emphasizing environmental priorities.

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UK political tensions between Conservative and Labour parties over public spending commitments have escalated, with Labour accused of being unable to refuse spending requests.

Apollo Global Management's chief economist, Torsten Slok, attributes upward pressure on US Treasury yields to geopolitical risks (e.g., potential Iran conflict) and tariff policies rather than US fiscal concerns.

Pantera Capital's Dan Morehead publicly criticized Bessent's Treasury bond buyback strategy as a 'bluff' that failed, which Morehead attributes as a contributing factor to Bitcoin's 26% rally in August.

Nigeria's decades-old multibillion-dollar fuel subsidy is a key election issue ahead of January's presidential vote, potentially disrupting energy pricing and fiscal policy stability.

Billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller stated that entitlement cuts are inevitable.

US national debt has reached 124% of GDP, marking a level four times higher than in the 1980s.

Gold traded near a three-month high, as traders weighed the US Treasury’s next move in the bond market after the …

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh heads into Jackson Hole under heightened scrutiny after the Treasury’s intervention in the bond market raised …