Arthur Hayes: Spiking 10-Year Yields Could Force Trump to Cut a Deal With China!

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes is flagging 10-year Treasury yields as a potential forcing function on U.S.-China trade policy — arguing that if yields continue to spike, President Trump may face enough pressure on traditional financial markets to seek a deal rather than hold the line on tariffs.

The logic is straightforward: rising long-end yields tighten financial conditions, pressure equity valuations, and raise the cost of refinancing the U.S. debt load. If the bond market starts pricing in a disorderly standoff, the political cost of staying the course rises sharply.

Hayes has previously argued that macro stress of this kind ultimately benefits hard assets like Bitcoin as investors look for exits outside the traditional system — but in the near term, a yield-driven shock would hit risk assets broadly before any rotation trade plays out.