Major: Treasury Market Is Functioning Normally

Tradition Dubai Global Macro Advisor Steven Major says the global bond selloff is being driven largely by shifting interest-rate expectations rather than dysfunction or fiscal stress in the US Treasury market.

He joined Horizons Middle East and Africa and discussed how persistently high oil prices could force further central-bank tightening, the risks to the dollar if the US economy cools, and why geopolitical anxiety has become a “new normal” for markets.