Dombrovskis warns rising bond yields will hit all of Europe
The EU economic commissioner calls for strong fiscal policies as borrowing costs climb across the bloc.
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Chart: US10Y, US 10-year Treasury yield, one-minute prices, three sessions
EU Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said rising bond yields will affect all of Europe, not just the countries where they are climbing fastest, and called for strong fiscal policies to manage the pressure.
As of September 8, France's 10-year bond yield stood at 5.18%, Italy's at 4.22% and Spain's at 3.80%, according to the MacroMicro Europe bond yield tracker.
The warning tracks concerns EU officials have raised before, and it does not point to any new policy shift. Brussels has already flagged bond market monitoring as a priority alongside its recent focus on economic resilience and partnerships with Canada and Ukraine and on industrial investment, so the comments read as a restatement of existing fiscal pressure rather than a fresh signal to markets.