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Long-term US Treasury yields have climbed to near 20-year highs in recent days, exerting sustained pressure on European bond markets. Although intervention by the US Treasury Department eased selling pressure on US debt for a time, European bonds have remained broadly strained.

Faced with rising long‑term borrowing costs and wild swings in its government‑bond market, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled market‑calming measures in August 2026.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday delivered a nationally televised address to outline Canada's position following the breakdown of trade talks with the United States, announcing that Ottawa's "dollar-for-dollar" retaliatory tariffs against $20 billion worth of American goods would