The dollar climbed toward an almost eight-month high after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signaled a possible interest rates increase next month, sending global bonds lower. The Shanghai Composite Index entered a bull market as government support underpinned the rebound from China’s $5 trillion stock rout. Russia’s ruble and Malaysia’s ringgit led declines as the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index climbed toward its highest level since March. The euro was little changed with most European bonds after declines Wednesday. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fell. China’s main stocks gauge closed more than 20 percent above its Aug. 26 low, meeting some investors’ definition of a bull market. Australian 10-year yields rose for a sixth day Thursday. With signs of recovery in China and hawkish commentary from Fed members, traders have increased bets on December liftoff, sending U.S. yields soaring. “The market is reaffirming that the Fed will lift off in […]