The Wall Street Journal: Selloff in U.S., European Government Bonds Deepens

Allyson Heumann, professor of practice in management science, was interviewed by The Wall Street Journal for a story about the sell-off of U.S. Treasurys and European government bonds, which pushed 10-year Treasury and German Bund yields to multiyear highs.

Volatile geopolitics “is causing oil prices to increase [and] it’s making people nervous,” said Allyson Heumann, a bond markets expert at Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business. ” And when people are nervous, they want more interest for their money.”

To read the story in its entirety, visit wsj.com:

https://www.wsj.com/finance/treasury-yields-rise-amid-u-s-iran-diplomatic-stalemate-e763fe89