Gross Says Bond Rout Scary as Hell Even Without Bear Market

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Treasury prices are falling enough to spook even market veteran Bill Gross.

The turmoil has sent U.S. government securities maturing in 10 years and longer down 7.4 percent since the end of March, heading for the biggest quarterly loss since 2010, based on Bloomberg World Bond Indexes. The decline is part of a global selloff, led by German bunds and fueled by what traders say is a lack of liquidity.