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Treasury Yields Surge to Multi-Year Peaks Amid Inflation Fears

US Treasury yields have climbed to their highest levels in years as investors flee bonds over accelerating inflation concerns, testing incoming Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh as he assumes leadership of the central bank. Long-dated Treasury yields have reached multi-decade highs, with some reaching levels not seen in nearly two decades. The global bond selloff has pushed government yields higher across major economies, prompting Group of Seven finance officials to prepare discussions on the market turbulence. Inflation anxiety is driving the repricing of US debt securities, while some investors balance those concerns against geopolitical developments. Market observers view the bond volatility as a significant early challenge for Warsh, with one analyst characterizing yield moves as 'unhinged.'