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Borrowing costs increase

Tuesday, 6 October 2026 06:35

Switzerland is being pulled into a global surge in borrowing costs

American ten-year bond yields have climbed above 5% for the first time since 2007, and Swiss ten-year rates have followed upwards, though they remain under 1%.

Swisscanto fund manager Vincent Lagger says Denmark, Australia and Switzerland are all moving in sync, pointing to a global phenomenon rather than a problem of weaker borrowers.

The US ten-year yield is the global benchmark that sets costs for home loans and corporate credit worldwide. 

 

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