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30-Year US Treasury Yield Stays Above 5% for Longest Stretch Since 2007
MarketWatch·Thursday, 23 July 2026
The yield on the 30-year US Treasury bond has now stayed above 5% for the longest continuous stretch since 2007, hitting a milestone that is alarming bond market watchers. A host of challenges are driving this, the article says, though it does not specify them further. The last time this happened, the global financial crisis followed within a year.
Why It Matters
High US Treasury yields make dollar-denominated borrowing more expensive for everyone and can pull capital out of emerging markets as investors chase safer returns in US bonds.
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