# As bond selloff gets real, policymakers face fresh headache

> Sovereign bond yields have risen this year on prospects for U.S. fiscal stimulus and COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The increase has spilled over into real yields, meaning borrowing costs adjusted for inflation.

- Date: 2021-02-24 · published 2021-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9593-as-bond-selloff-gets-real-policymakers-face-fresh-headache
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Rising real yields raise the opportunity cost of holding commodities and can strengthen the dollar. This is a background macro pressure on commodity prices rather than a direct supply or demand shift.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-10-01 | [The Euro sells off hard as the French-German bond gap widens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9649-the-euro-sells-off-hard-as-the-french-german-bond-gap-widens.md) | +0.2% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2022-06-13 | [GLOBAL MARKETS-Inflation fears grip markets as bonds, stocks extend selloff](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9637-global-markets-inflation-fears-grip-markets-as-bonds-stocks-extend-selloff.md) | +1.0% | +2.9% |
| DXY | 2026-09-30 | [Global bond selloff boosts dollar, pressures euro](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17693-global-bond-selloff-boosts-dollar-pressures-euro.md) | -0.1% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2016-11-16 | [Dollar hits 14-year high as Trump-fuelled bond sell-off resumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9131-dollar-hits-14-year-high-as-trump-fuelled-bond-sell-off-resumes.md) | +0.6% | -0.0% |
| DXY | 2025-01-24 | [Bond Market Selloff and Trump Concerns \| Global Banking & Finance Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12679-bond-market-selloff-and-trump-concerns-global-banking-and-finance-review.md) | -0.1% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bond-selloff-gets-real-policymakers-face-fresh-headache-2021-02-24/

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