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Rapid bond sell-offs raise prospect of wider financial risk

The Financial Times warns that fast, large bond sell-offs could put pressure on other parts of the financial system, but identifies no specific risks.

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Owen Mercer
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Rapid, large bond sell-offs could create problems beyond bond markets, the Financial Times reported on 25 September, warning that their scale and speed may pose wider financial-system risks.

The report frames spillovers as a potential danger. The supplied material does not say that problems elsewhere have occurred.

It gives no details about the sell-offs, including their timing or scale, and does not identify which institutions or markets could be affected.

The warning points to the possibility of broader market consequences, but the available information offers no further evidence or specifics.

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