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In the past couple of weeks, borrowing costs have risen across the world. But one exception appears to be China where borrowing costs have actually fallen. In this video, we’re taking a look at why everyone is going broke and why China bucked the trend.
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Sources
Headlines on bond selloff
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-17/us-bond-selloff-drives-30-year-yields-to-the-highest-since-2007
https://www.ft.com/content/1d319839-1c40-4035-b058-5ca2389cafd0?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026:newsml_L6N44E0JK:0-german-bund-yield-hits-15-year-peak-france-s-at-highest-since-2009/
10y data
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-bond-yield
https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/government-bond-yield
https://tradingeconomics.com/japan/government-bond-yield
https://tradingeconomics.com/france/government-bond-yield
https://tradingeconomics.com/china/government-bond-yield
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/30-year-bond-yield
US deficit data
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/12/us-budget-deficit-surged-in-july-to-highest-level-since-march-2021.html
https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/static-data/published-reports/mts/MonthlyTreasuryStatement_202607.pdf
Recent US economic data
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/u-s-retail-sales-unexpectedly-post-largest-drop-in-more-than-a-year
https://www.ft.com/content/783dfe9a-4643-4b2b-b69c-a46e5229d707?syn-25a6b1a6=1
US inflation data
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/inflation-cpi
China GDP per capita
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita
China oil stockpile data
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-10/china-s-oil-stockpiling-keeps-traders-guessing-at-appec
China economy data
https://www.ft.com/content/5b12e491-dcd0-4e0c-a464-96ec37b737ab?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.ft.com/content/c5bdfb1e-6dd5-423a-b89d-b37fc687e4e3?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://tradingeconomics.com/china/inflation-cpi
https://www.ft.com/content/72215587-4b6c-454c-85ff-6956132705d9?syn-25a6b1a6=1
