Investors are selling sovereign debt in major economies like the UK, France, and the US due to concerns about rising government borrowing and potential fiscal instability.
Bond markets have entered a new era of antagonism with governments, fund managers say, as investors sell sovereign debt in big economies such as the UK, France and the US amid a deluge of borrowing. The UK’s heavy-borrowing budget in October has triggered sell-offs in the gilt market, pushing the 10-year yield to its highest level since 2008 and 30-year interest costs to the most this century.
France’s political crisis has driven its borrowing costs above those of Greece, as it struggles to pass a budget of belt-tightening measures. In the US, the Treasury market has been hit by concerns that president-elect Donald Trump will borrow freely and cut taxes. Driving these moves are government bond investors who are once again taking up the role of enforcers of fiscal discipline, by demanding higher yields when government finances deteriorate. “There is a revival of bond market activism,” said Robert Dishner, senior portfolio manager at Neuberger Berman. “The markets aren’t used to this as it usually happens in the corporate space,” he said, adding that pressure had “transferred” to indebted sovereigns. High borrowing through the Covid pandemic has helped push debt burdens sharply higher in big economies such as the UK, France and the US. Net government debt will exceed 100 per cent of GDP in the US and France this year, and will be close to that level in the UK, according to IMF forecasts. Yearly deficits have widened and are set to exceed 7 per cent of GDP in US in 2025, analysts say. The French government is targeting a deficit of 5-5.5 per cent of GDP for 2025. In the UK, the Labour government’s decision in October to loosen policy compared with prior plans added to investor unease. Public borrowing will be 4.5 per cent of GDP in the current fiscal year, according to official forecasts, and then fall to 3.6 per cent next year. The additional yield demanded by investors in UK debt compared with German 10-year bonds rose above
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