Financial Times to host live Q&A on global bond market sell-off
Rising government borrowing costs and a broad retreat in global bond markets are pushing bond market risks to the forefront for investors. Financial Times journalists Robin Wigglesworth and Ian Smith are set to take reader questions on October 8 about the drivers of the sell-off and what it could mean for markets.
Highlights
- Financial Times will host a live Q&A on Thursday October 8 from 1pm to 2pm BST focused on the global bond market sell-off.
- Government borrowing costs have reached multiyear highs due to energy shocks, increasing public debt, and expectations of prolonged higher interest rates.
- The Q&A is part of the FT's Ask an Expert series, providing real-time insights into bond market volatility affecting financing conditions and market sentiment.
Live discussion on market pressures
As reported by Financial Times, the live text-based Q&A runs from 1pm to 2pm BST on Thursday October 8 and focuses on the recent turbulence across global bond markets.Readers are invited to submit questions in advance or during the session on what is driving the sharp sell-off, how far yields could rise, which markets appear most exposed and what investors should watch next.
Robin Wigglesworth, editor of the FT's Alphaville blog, co-host of The Story of Money podcast and author of A Fabulous Debt, joins Ian Smith, the newspaper's senior markets correspondent, to answer questions.
Why the sell-off matters for investors
Government borrowing costs are moving to multiyear highs as investors contend with energy shocks, rising public debt burdens and expectations that interest rates stay higher for longer.The session is part of the Financial Times' Ask an Expert series, which gives readers a chance to put questions directly to its journalists as bond market volatility continues to shape financing conditions and broader market sentiment.
In our previous coverage of the ECB’s quantitative tightening amid euro area bond-market stress, we explained how rising long-term rates and widening spreads were putting renewed pressure on sovereign debt markets. We also outlined why ongoing balance-sheet reduction could exacerbate liquidity strains and volatility, prompting debate over whether the ECB should consider pausing QT until conditions stabilize.
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