Building on our recent conversations about vulnerabilities within the G7, a new update from Bloomberg provides some eye-opening insights. Since June, the country's 10-year yield has climbed by over a full percentage point, marking its most difficult quarterly period since the introduction of the single currency. At the same time, the extra premium investors are demanding to keep these bonds rather than comparable German bunds has skyrocketed. This gap is currently heading toward an unprecedented weekly expansion.

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