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Yields surge as Fed stokes bond rage

Sarah Turner
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February’s bond market mini-tantrum has dragged firmly into March, with yields shooting higher after Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell disappointed market hopes for more central bank support and failing to reverse the selling that has greeted bond investors all year.

Fed chairman Jerome Powell. AP

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Sarah Turner is the editor of the AFR Weekend Perspective section based in our Sydney newsroom. Email Sarah at s.turner@afr.com

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