<div id="readability-page-1">War-driven swings: Bond yields hit multi-decade highs earlier in May before easing as oil prices fell and peace talks showed progress. Fed's cautious stance: Officials warn prolonged conflict could broaden inflation, keeping rate hikes on the table and limiting market optimism. Debt overhang risk: Trillions in maturing U.S. debt and reduced foreign demand may keep long-term yields elevated despite geopolitical relief.</div>

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<p>The bond rally faces limits as the Federal Reserve warns of persistent inflation risks stemming from ongoing geopolitical conflicts. Although yields eased recently due to falling oil prices and peace talks, officials caution that prolonged war could broaden inflation, keeping rate hikes possible. Additionally, a massive debt overhang and reduced foreign demand for U.S. Treasuries may sustain elevated long-term yields despite geopolitical relief.</p>

- Bond yields reached multi-decade highs in early May but have since eased due to falling oil prices and progress in peace talks.  
- The Federal Reserve cautions that prolonged conflict may worsen inflation, suggesting that rate hikes remain a possibility, which dampens market optimism.  
- Additionally, the risk of a debt overhang, with trillions in maturing U.S. debt and lower foreign demand, could keep long-term yields elevated even if geopolitical tensions ease.

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Bond rally faces limits as Fed warns on inflation risks