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Global bonds stagger toward steep monthly losses as war's economic toll mounts
Global government bonds are headed for their biggest monthly fall in years as investors increasingly factor in the chances that a prolonged war in the Middle East will cause inflation to spike and undermine economic growth. The US-Israel war on Iran, now entering its second month, has caused a dramatic spike in oil and gas prices as markets reel from the worst ever disruption to energy supplies in history. [...]