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ECB's Lagarde, asked about bond market sell off, replies:’I always worry, that's my job!’

  • Asian share markets were on the skids on Monday as new drone attacks in the Gulf shoved oil prices and bond yields higher
Published May 18, 2026 Updated May 18, 2026 12:18pm
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PARIS: European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde, asked on Monday, if she was worried by a sell-off in global bond markets, replied to reporters: “I always worry, that’s my job!” Lagagrde was speaking as she arrived for a meeting of G7 finance ministers in Paris.

Asian share markets were on the skids on Monday as new drone attacks in the Gulf shoved oil prices and bond yields higher.