Global bond markets stabilized Friday after a sharp sell-off pushed government borrowing costs in Europe and the United States to multi-decade highs. Yields retreated as Brent crude fell about 2% to around $99.95 a barrel, easing concerns that an energy shock would prolong inflation and prompt further central-bank rate increases. In the UK, the 30-year gilt yield fell to around 5.92% after briefly exceeding 6% Thursday for the first time since 1998. France remained under pressure as its 10-year yield eased to about 4.92% after reaching 4.96%, its highest since July 2002, while the spread over German debt exceeded 140 basis points, the widest since 2012. The move came as Paris proposed €43 billion in new savings for its 2027 budget, against debt of 119% of GDP and planned borrowing of €340 billion next year. Eurozone inflation accelerated to 3.8% in September, above expectations and the European Central Bank’s 2% target. US 10-year Treasury yields also pulled back after reaching 5.34%, their highest since 2002. Analysts said higher yields are tightening financial conditions, while developed economies paid more than $3.3 trillion in interest on internationally traded government bonds over the past year.