# ‘We should fear a financial crisis’: Bond markets sound the alarm

https://mins.news/en/video/84278

- DW News, 2026-10-03 01:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clMtdVNJFIE

> Governments worldwide have accumulated heavy debt in recent years. Investors are now demanding much higher returns to lend, sending borrowing costs sharply higher in the US, France and Japan. That is raising concerns about public finances, mortgages and business loans — and whether bond markets are warning of a new financial crisis or forcing governments to live within their means.

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