Is the US bond market starting to rebel?

US Treasury bonds are widely regarded as the “world’s risk-free asset.” However, in recent weeks, global investors have increasingly shied away from 30-year US bonds, opting for flexible, shorter-term maturities, due to a combination of growing interest rate risk, sticky inflation and economic uncertainty. As a result, 30-year interest rates are within striking distance of their highest level since the global financial crisis. This demand for risk premium is not limited just to US long-dated bonds; UK gilts and Japanese 30-year bonds have also experienced new highs recently, suggesting the bond market could be starting to rebel. In episode 72 of the Flip Side podcast, our Global Head of Research Brad Rogoff joins Global Chairman of Research Ajay Rajadhyaksha to assess the situation and debate whether the high rates are transitory or here to stay. Clients of Barclays Investment Bank can read further analysis of these topics in the latest Global Rates Weekly titled ‘ Unusual uncertainty ’ on Barclays Live.

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Is the US bond market starting to rebel? is an episode from The Flip Side by Barclays Investment Bank.

This episode is 12:47 long.

This episode was published on Jun 4, 2025.

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