# Bond market revolt signals fading confidence in US economic leadership

https://mins.news/en/item/34362

- South China Morning Post, 2026-08-27 12:30 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3365395/bond-market-revolt-signals-fading-confidence-us-economic-leadership?utm_source=rss_feed

> The bond market’s reaction points to waning confidence in US economic leadership. A trade war between the deeply integrated US and Canadian economies once seemed unthinkable, but Donald Trump’s recklessness and unpredictability helped derail negotiations and trigger 50 per cent US tariffs on a broad range of Canadian goods, exposing the vindictive and politicised character of his trade policy.

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