So much for a rerun of the 2016 post-election U.S. stock market rally. The S&P 500 index is clinging to a gain of just 0.8% since Election Day on Nov. 5, threatening to erase the “Trump bump” investors attributed to Donald Trump’s victory.

U.S. Treasury yields retreated from an eight-month high on Thursday while the dollar strengthened against major currencies, as investors reevaluated the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy for 2025 as the U.S. economy shows signs of resilience.

The bond market tantrums can flow through into equity markets as well if investors start fearing higher yields are going to persist. Higher risk-free yields make risk assets less attractive. According to Warren Buffet, high interest rates act like gravity on stock prices.

In the US, the Treasury market has been hit by concerns that president-elect Donald Trump will borrow freely and cut taxes. Driving these moves are government bond investors who are once again taking up the role of enforcers of fiscal discipline,