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The Fed cut rates 175 basis points and all you got was a 5% ten-year and six-dollar diesel
Silver down 1.49% on the day. The US 10-year Treasury yield surpassed 5% for the first time since 2007/2023, driven by persistent inflation concerns and Fed policy, with ripple effects across global sovereign bond markets including UK gilts.
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