What the Jump in Global Interest Rates Means for the Economy

Global Bond Rates Are Rising. What Should You Do Now?

If you own bonds, they may be in a broad fund that hasn’t lost much money. And that fund may do much better in the next several years.

Sep 2, 2026

What the Jump in Global Interest Rates Means for the Economy

Global interest rates are rising. Interest rates on U.S. government bonds can affect everything from auto and student loans to mortgages.

Sep 1, 2026

What higher interest rates are telling us

Data: Federal Reserve; Chart: Neil Irwin/Axios The bond sell-off and the resulting higher interest rates are largely a story of higher growth prospects in the United States, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued Tuesday. "If we look at the composition of the bond yields — inflation expectations are flat-to-down," he said in a fireside chat at this week's G20 meeting of global finance ministers in Asheville, North Carolina. "This is a growth story. Growth, I believe, is reaccelerating." "We had

Sep 1, 2026