Global Long-Term Bond Selloff Pauses as Fiscal Concerns Persist

‘Mini boom bust cycles’ in debt markets could occur regularly in the coming years, analysts warn.

The national debt clock is displayed at a bus station in Washington on April 14, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The post-Labor Day selloff in long-term global bonds hit the pause button on Sept. 3. But mounting fiscal pressures in the United States and elsewhere remain a threat to international debt markets.

The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond briefly touched 5 percent but retreated following the release of disappointing labor market data. It finished the session down 8 basis points to 4.891 percent.