Tokyo — Resurgent worries about rising US bond yields hit global shares on Thursday as investors waited to see if Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell will address concerns about the risk of a rapid rise in long-term borrowing costs.

The spectre of higher US bond yields also undermined low-yielding, safe-haven assets, such as the yen, the Swiss franc and gold...

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