US 30-Year Treasury Yield Tops 5% for the First Time Since 2007
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The US 30-year Treasury bond yield rises above 5% for the first time since the 2007 Great Financial Crisis, driven by inflation, oil-price spikes tied to the Iran conflict, and heavy government debt issuance. Two channels frame it as a 'magic threshold' that could pressure stocks and real estate by making risk-free returns more attractive than equities.
Every Bond Market In The World Is Breaking
The Federal Reserve is trapped as a global sovereign debt crisis, with US 30-year yields surging past 5% and foreign buyers like Japan and Saudi Arabia dumping US Treasuries, forces the market to predict a rate hike by January 2027 despite rising CPI and PPI inflation.
It Started: The US Debt Bomb Just Imploded
US Treasury bond yields rising above 5% for the first time since 2007, coupled with CPI at 3.8% and oil above $100, is framed as a 'magic threshold' that could crash stocks and real estate by making risk-free returns more attractive, potentially triggering a financial crisis.