1. The yield on the 30-year US Treasury bond broke through 5.40%, reaching a new high since 2007.
2. The Federal Reserve paused its purchases of US Treasury bonds for reserve management for the second consecutive month.
3. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) conducted 500 billion yuan of outright reverse repurchase operations today.
4. The PBOC reported that the cumulative increase in social financing in the first eight months of 2026 was 23.91 trillion yuan, 2.64 trillion yuan less than the same period last year.
5. Bond and equity financing now account for a larger share of total social financing than loans.
6. Analysts predict the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates this week, with at least one more rate hike expected afterward.
7. The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates this week, with long-term government bond yields hitting a 30-year high.
8. Japan's Finance Minister stated that he will control new bond issuance to reduce debt pressure.
9. The Bank of England plans to stop selling long-term government bonds, gaining breathing room before its first budget.
10. Investors are turning to Eastern European sovereign bonds, but currency volatility and liquidity risks remain. 11. Foreign investors sold $493 million in Indian index bonds, a 17-month high.
