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The Risk Wire

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Oil Is Back Above $92. The Bond Market Is Starting to Believe It.

Renewed attacks around Hormuz have pushed Brent above $92 and the 10-year Treasury yield to 4.79%, turning the oil shock into a global bond-market problem. Equities and volatility remain orderly, but the combination of an impaired shipping route, sticky inflation and a hawkish Fed keeps the pulse at RED.

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