Uncertainty over developments in the Middle East suggest investors should avoid buying Bunds, Commerzbank said.

U.K. government bonds have been particularly hard hit by surging oil prices as investors bet inflationary pressures will quickly build in Britain and force the Bank of England to raise interest rates.

The 10-year Treasury yield initially moved higher before pulling back on Monday as oil prices at first moved past $100 a barrel, then later declined.

In a similar fashion, investors have actively deliberated in recent weeks on how much — and when — the Fed will cut interest rates this year. On Aug. 29, rate traders signaled a 65.5% probability that the Fed would lower rates by 25 basis points,

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A toxic brew of climbing bond yields and a broadening panic about the stability of private-credit lenders has helped push the S&P 500 financial services sector to its lowest level since May.