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NextEra is said to near record $66 billion deal for Dominion Energy

A selloff in global bonds extended as the deadlock over the Iran war drove oil prices higher, fueling inflation concerns and raising bets that central banks will need to keep tightening policy.

A deepening slump in Japanese government bonds added fuel to the selloff in global debt markets as rising oil prices stoke inflation fears and push yields to multi-decade highs.

The Federal Reserve needs to catch up with bond markets or risk losing control of borrowing costs as investors grow increasingly worried about inflation, according to Yardeni Research.

Plunging crude imports forced Chinese oil processors to sharply reduce output last month, with runs in the state-owned sector dropping to multiyear lows.

Bond yields in the US, UK and Japan have climbed to multi-year highs.

Japanese government bonds sold off on Monday sending yields to record highs as rising oil prices fueled inflation fears. Here’s what strategists are saying:

Hedge funds and asset managers piled into bearish sterling option bets last week after Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham secured a pathway to potentially challenge for UK prime minister, raising fears of political instability and looser fiscal policy.

Japan’s five-year government bond auction Monday saw lower demand than the 12-month average as elevated oil prices fueled inflation concerns.

NextEra is said to near record $66 billion deal for Dominion Energy