Wall Street s'inquiète d'un marché obligataire sous tension
Des investisseurs craignent que des taux d'intérêt durablement élevés ne finissent par fragiliser l'économie américaine.
Des investisseurs craignent que des taux d'intérêt durablement élevés ne finissent par fragiliser l'économie américaine.
The yield on ten-year Treasury bonds has reached 5.1%, its highest level since July 2007, amid sustained inflation and economic growth.

Banks are lending at an average rate of 3.5% over twenty years in early September, a figure expected to rise further in the coming weeks due to pressure on the ten-year French Treasury bond.
The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday a quarter-point increase in its benchmark interest rates, now ranging from 3.75% to 4%, in an effort to contain inflation, according to Le Monde.

The U.S. central bank announced a rate increase on Wednesday in a unanimous decision anticipated by financial markets, but criticized by President Trump.

According to Le Monde, interest rates have reached unprecedented levels globally in twenty years, a situation that could weigh heavily on now heavily indebted states.

The French government's borrowing rate reached 4.5% on Monday, an unprecedented level since 2008, while the gap with Germany has widened further.