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U.S., European, Japanese bond rout deepens10-year Treasury yields hit 16-year high above 4.88%Wall Street mixed, Euro STOXX 600 lowerNEW YORK/LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - A rout in government bond markets deepened on Wednesday with benchmark U.S. yields hitting fresh 16-year highs as investors bet that persistently high interest rates will slow world growth and dampen the appetite for riskier assets.Treasury yields later receded on a cooler-than-expected U.S. private payrolls report that helped stocks on Wall Street rebound from Tuesday's sharp sell-off.Growth concerns weighed on crude oil and gold prices, and...

A man is reflected on an electric monitor displaying a stock quotation board outside a bank in Tokyo, Japan, June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 3 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist.Yet another surge in the dollar and U.S. bond yields on Monday suggests the momentum in these assets - which set the tone for markets around the world - is not about to slow down just because the final quarter of the year is underway.If...

A passerby walks past an electric monitor displaying various countries' stock price index outside a bank in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 2 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist.An early burst of positive sentiment - or relief - after the U.S. Congress agreed a last-minute deal to prevent a partial federal government shutdown could give Asian markets a boost at the open on Monday.But Chinese purchasing managers index data over the weekend, which...