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US 10-Year Treasury Yields Near 6%, Pressuring Markets

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In Short: The US Treasury yield's climb to near 6% is pressuring Wall Street and global markets, with some analysts suggesting that smart investors no longer need to chase speculative, high-risk assets just to beat inflation.

The US 10-year Treasury yield has climbed to near 24-year highs, reaching 5.34% during Thursday's trading session, the highest level since 2002, before declining later in the day and into Friday.

According to its latest shareholder presentation, Main Street pays a monthly dividend that translates to a 6.1% base yield, which it regularly supplements with semi-annual special dividends to push the total annual yield past 9%.

The investment landscape has fundamentally shifted, with Treasury yields holding at multi-decade highs, with the 10-year Treasury note clearing 5.10% — its highest level since July 2007 — and 30-year notes yielding up to 5.44%, their highest since June 2007.

Brian Therien, senior analyst at Edward Jones, told FOX Business that higher Treasury yields 'may be a headwind by increasing borrowing costs for households and business,' potentially causing interest rate-sensitive areas of the economy like housing and auto sales to slow despite a solid labor market and resilient consumer spending.

The spike in Treasury yields seems to defy Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s efforts to suppress costs when he ordered the Treasury Department to buy back $5.2 billion of long-dated debt. Crossing the 5 percent threshold demonstrated the limits of the Treasury secretary’s ability to bend global markets to his will.

The 10-year Treasury note closed at a high yield of 4.8%, a level not seen in nearly three years and more than 60 basis points above estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), while the 2-year Treasury yield is at a near 2-year high of 4.4%.

The 10-year Treasury yield increased by roughly 5 to 8 basis points to end near 5.16%–5.19%, extending a bond-market decline that has pushed long-term U.S. yields to their highest levels since the early 2000s.

Despite the pressure from yields, some strategists noted that equity markets have held up better than the typical September pattern. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended sharply higher on Monday, lifted by gains in Advanced Micro Devices and other AI heavyweights, while Treasury yields retreated from recent highs and crude prices tumbled to an 11-day low on speculation about a potential breakthrough in Middle East talks at a UN meeting this week.

The US Treasury Department has proposed new rules requiring tax returns to disclose citizenship status, while also sanctioning Iranian airlines and financial networks.

The 10-year Treasury yield surged past 5.3% intraday, reaching its highest level since May 2002 — roughly 24 years.

Overall, rising oil prices have been fueling a jump in Treasury yields, with the 10-year Treasury yield reaching 5.28% earlier Tuesday, touching its highest level since 2002, according to Tradeweb.

The 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 5.163% intraday, while the 30-year yield reached its highest level since June 2004, reinforcing investor concerns that persistently high borrowing costs could undermine stock valuations and economic growth.

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Background

What's confirmed

• The US 10-year Treasury yield has climbed to near 24-year highs, reaching 5.34% during Thursday's trading session, the highest level since 2002, before declining later in the day and into Friday.
• According to its latest shareholder presentation, Main Street pays a monthly dividend that translates to a 6.1% base yield, which it regularly supplements with semi-annual special dividends to push the total annual yield past 9%.
• The investment landscape has fundamentally shifted, with Treasury yields holding at multi-decade highs, with the 10-year Treasury note clearing 5.10% — its highest level since July 2007 — and 30-year notes yielding up to 5.44%, their highest since June 2007.
• Brian Therien, senior analyst at Edward Jones, told FOX Business that higher Treasury yields 'may be a headwind by increasing borrowing costs for households and business,' potentially causing interest rate-sensitive areas of the economy like housing and auto sales to slow despite a solid labor market and resilient consumer spending.
• The spike in Treasury yields seems to defy Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s efforts to suppress costs when he ordered the Treasury Department to buy back $5.2 billion of long-dated debt. Crossing the 5 percent threshold demonstrated the limits of the Treasury secretary’s ability to bend global markets to his will.
• The 10-year Treasury note closed at a high yield of 4.8%, a level not seen in nearly three years and more than 60 basis points above estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), while the 2-year Treasury yield is at a near 2-year high of 4.4%.
• The 10-year Treasury yield increased by roughly 5 to 8 basis points to end near 5.16%–5.19%, extending a bond-market decline that has pushed long-term U.S. yields to their highest levels since the early 2000s.
• Despite the pressure from yields, some strategists noted that equity markets have held up better than the typical September pattern. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended sharply higher on Monday, lifted by gains in Advanced Micro Devices and other AI heavyweights, while Treasury yields retreated from recent highs and crude prices tumbled to an 11-day low on speculation about a potential breakthrough in Middle East talks at a UN meeting this week.
• The US Treasury Department has proposed new rules requiring tax returns to disclose citizenship status, while also sanctioning Iranian airlines and financial networks.
• The 10-year Treasury yield surged past 5.3% intraday, reaching its highest level since May 2002 — roughly 24 years.
• Overall, rising oil prices have been fueling a jump in Treasury yields, with the 10-year Treasury yield reaching 5.28% earlier Tuesday, touching its highest level since 2002, according to Tradeweb.
• The 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 5.163% intraday, while the 30-year yield reached its highest level since June 2004, reinforcing investor concerns that persistently high borrowing costs could undermine stock valuations and economic growth.

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• Ahead of the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting, stubborn inflation, rising Treasury yields and signals from other central banks have all raised the prospect of a rate hike, which economists say is now all but certain.
• The administration, led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, has repeatedly characterized the rise in inflation as transitory and linked to the war with Iran.
• Bessent defended his controversial bond-buyback program before Congress on September 15, clashing with Democrats over whether tariffs are driving inflation as the economy confronts 10-year Treasury yields topping 5 percent for the first time since 2007.
• Inflation was running at 3.4% at the time of the hearing, which examined Treasury's decision to expand its longer-dated bond buybacks, which the department has said were intended to support liquidity in the market.
• US treasury secretary Scott Bessent announced the agreement after talks with Chinese vice-premier He Lifeng in New York on Sunday.

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