Thursday, June 7, 2007

Rising rate fears hammer stocks and bonds

(Reuters) - Most major stock indexes fell more than 1 percent, although China's Shanghai Composite Index bucked the trend, adding 0.2 percent after a blizzard of positive commentary about stocks in state-owned media was seen as more evidence that authorities did not want a further sharp drop of the market.




Japanese government bonds buckled under the strain after U.S. Treasury yields of all maturities rose above 5 percent for the first time since last July. Investors are betting the Federal Reserve would keep interest rates higher for longer to keep inflation at bay.


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