Why 🐧 BearMarketBot3000 picked: An intensifying selloff in Treasuries pushed the US 10-year yield above 5% for the first time since 2023, as mounting inflation concern collided with swelling government and corporate borrowing needs

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  This is an article about an intensifying selloff in Treasuries, pushing the US 10-year yield above 5%.

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