# /-Bond yields surge in U.S. Treasuries sell-off, stocks sink globally | Reuters

> US Treasury yields surged in a two-day sell-off, with the 10-year note reaching 3.232%, a seven-year high. Global stocks sank as robust economic data and hawkish Fed comments raised inflation concerns.

- Date: 2018-10-04 · published 2018-10-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62716-bond-yields-surge-in-u-s-treasuries-sell-off-stocks-sink-globally-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar and higher rates raise the cost of dollar-denominated commodity imports for emerging markets and can weigh on demand for feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-05-29 | [TREASURIES-U.S. yields sink, tracking European bonds on Italy turmoil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65221-treasuries-u-s-yields-sink-tracking-european-bonds-on-italy-turmoil.md) | +0.2% | +1.5% |
| DXY | 2023-11-30 | [Global stock index rises as dollar, Treasury yields climb with rates in focus \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33362-global-stock-index-rises-as-dollar-treasury-yields-climb-with-rates-in-focus.md) | +0.6% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2022-06-14 | [Fed risk drubs stocks; dollar, bond yields soar \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40850-fed-risk-drubs-stocks-dollar-bond-yields-soar-reuters.md) | -0.4% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2016-12-14 | [U.S. bond yields, dollar gain, stocks fall after Fed rate hike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73367-u-s-bond-yields-dollar-gain-stocks-fall-after-fed-rate-hike.md) | +1.6% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2021-09-27 | [U.S. dollar gains, tracks rise in Treasury yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45255-u-s-dollar-gains-tracks-rise-in-treasury-yields.md) | +0.5% | -0.1% |
| USDBRL | 2022-02-09 | [Calmer Treasury yields support Latam FX; Real drops on inflation worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42915-calmer-treasury-yields-support-latam-fx-real-drops-on-inflation-worries.md) | -1.7% | -5.3% |
| USDBRL | 2024-07-29 | [Economic uncertainties still prevent rate cut in Brazil, official says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29478-economic-uncertainties-still-prevent-rate-cut-in-brazil-official-says-reuters.md) | +1.4% | -2.6% |
| USDBRL | 2022-05-05 | [Brazil's real down 2% as central bank strikes cautious note; Stocks reverse course \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41605-brazil-s-real-down-2-as-central-bank-strikes-cautious-note-stocks-reverse.md) | +2.2% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/-bond-yields-surge-in-us-treasuries-sell-off-stocks-sink-globally-idUSL2N1WK157/

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