Tech stocks got slammed because economic data sparked a jump in bond yields

• China urges state-backed funds to buy more stocks amid market slump, falling bond yields

  China's financial regulators on Thursday unveiled a slew of measures to urge large state-owned mutual funds and insurers to purchase more A-shares.
  
  CNBC - 2d

• Oracle, Nvidia and other Big Tech stocks jump as Trump rolls out Stargate AI initiative

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  MarketWatch - 3d

• Stock-market rally depends on answer to this ‘real question’ about bond yields

  For stocks, much depends on whether the past week marked a peak in yields or was merely a snapback after getting technically overstretched.
  
  MarketWatch - 5d

• Stocks surge on inflation data. Trump, bond yields hold the key to what’s next.

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  MarketWatch - Jan. 15
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  Soaring Bond Yields Put U.K. Government’s Economic Plan at Risk

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  The New York Times - Jan. 14

• What’s up with bond yields?

  From borrowers to sorrowers
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 9
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  US stocks slide as strong data sends Treasury yields higher

  Investors bet Fed likely to lower interest rates just once this year after better than expected jobs and services figures
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 7

• Stocks appear ‘rate sensitive once again’ as bond yields press higher

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  MarketWatch - Jan. 6

• Chinese stock market slump deepens with bond yields hitting record lows as PBOC reportedly signals rate cuts

  Economic data on tap appeared thin on Friday, while investors in Asia continue to assess China's monetary easing policy, political chaos in South Korea.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 3

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