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Although the 5% level has long been considered an important psychological threshold—a point that, once crossed, could bring more selling and still higher yields—the yield slip
Longer-dated bond yields touched 5%, after the U.S. lost its last triple-A credit rating and a tax bill that would worsen the U.S. budget deficit [passed a key hurdle](
Treasury yield surges past 5% as Moody's strips last AAA rating. The 30-year climbed above 5.00% for the first time since April's tariff announcement, while the 10-year spiked 10 basis points to 4.54% amid escalating funding costs.
Treasury yield jumped more than 10 basis points, topping 5%, before easing just below that threshold by midday.
Bond yields spiked following Moody's downgrade of US debt. The move highlights a big concern for bond investors that could spark more chaos in markets.
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Treasury yield tapped the psychologically important 5% level on Monday, with investors jittery after Moody's stripped the U.S. of its last pristine credit rating. Early Monday the yield was sitting just at 4.
Stock futures fell and Treasury yields soared on Monday as investors responded to news that a major ratings agency had downgraded its assessment of U.S. federal government debt.
Treasury yields dropped in early European trade, extending Thursday’s trend as money markets continued to bet on Fed rate cuts after this week’s soft CPI print.