EconomyGlobal Bond Slump Raises Fed Questions | Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 8/18/2026

Soaring long-term borrowing costs are weighing on the bond market and raising questions about the Federal Reserve. Bloomberg’s Ira Jersey and Davide Barbuscia discuss the jump and its signal for the Fed, while Empower’s Marta Norton examines how the global bond slump is changing investor positioning. Shehzad Qazi previews next month’s meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump and what may follow.