JPMorgan, Pimco say bond market is underestimating slowdown risk

(Bloomberg) — Some of Wall Street’s biggest bond-fund managers say financial markets are underestimating the risk that the US war in Iran will cause a sharp slowdown in an already sputtering economy. As oil pushes over $110 a barrel and the conflict shows little signs of ending, traders have largely focused on the inflation shock. That has sent the US Treasury market toward the deepest monthly loss since October 2024 as investors brace for the possibility that the Federal Reserve will push interest rates ...