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The global economy has remained resilient despite numerous shocks this summer, but a new risk has emerged from the bond market sell-off. ING believes that while higher policy rates are cyclical, high government debt is structural. Key forecasts include revised oil and gas prices higher, US 10-year yield at 4.90% by end-year, a September Fed rate hike, but not a series, Eurozone final hike, China GDP trimmed to 4.6%, BoE rate cuts in 2027, BoJ hikes, and a stronger dollar with EUR/USD at 1.16 and USD/JPY at 160.
- Institution
- ING THINK
- Published
- 09/03/2026
- Research topic
- monetary policy · FED · energy
- Time horizon
- September 2026 · into winter 2026/2027 · medium-term · current
Key arguments
- The global economy has barely flinched despite shocks, but bond market sell-off is a new risk with a transmission channel.
- Higher rates could be kryptonite for an economy that has looked bulletproof.
- The trigger is not fiscal positions but the scenario of a 'forever war' pushing oil prices higher and forcing central banks to hike.
- Rising yields draw attention to sovereign weakness, creating a self-fulfilling feedback loop.
- Markets have got ahead of themselves; central banks are unlikely to hike enough to cause a recession in response to a supply shock.
- Higher policy rates and efforts to contain energy inflation are cyclical ('weather'), while high government debt is structural ('climate').
- High government debt is not inevitable; it remains a policy choice.
Key numbers
- US 10-year yield forecast (end-year)
- 4.90%
- China 2026 GDP growth forecast
- 4.6% YoY (trimmed from 4.7%)
- EUR/USD forecast (year-end 2026)
- 1.16 (dropped from 1.18)
- USD/JPY forecast (year-end 2026)
- 160 (raised from 158)
- US interest payments as % of GDP
- closing in on 5% (from ~3% in 2020)
- France interest payments as % of GDP
- moving from 1% to 3%
- Germany interest payments as % of GDP
- moving from 0.5% to 1.5%
Main risks
- Bond market sell-off could lead to a self-fulfilling fiscal crisis.
- Central banks may be forced to hike more aggressively than expected if energy prices spill over.
- The Middle East conflict could persist, keeping oil prices high for longer.
- The overshoot in long-end yields might occur before structural calm.
Corresponding source evidence
The stage is set for another rate hike this month but for now we think this will be the last.
· September 2026European natural gas remains vulnerable into winter.
· into winter 2026/2027We have revised our oil and gas forecasts higher with little sign of a breakthrough between the US and Iran.
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