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Why are borrowing costs rising across the world?

Rising bond yields are lifting borrowing costs for governments, businesses and households across the global economy.

Al Jazeera

Rising bond yields are lifting borrowing costs for governments, businesses and households across the global economy.

Across major economies, yields – the interest rates governments pay to borrow – are climbing to levels not seen in years and, in some cases, decades.

Investors are pricing in more risk before they’ll lend to governments already carrying heavy debt loads.