30-Year Treasury Yield Hits 5.70%, Highest Since 2002
The rise in long-term borrowing costs adds pressure to rate-sensitive assets, including equities and crypto, as investors reassess the cost of capital.
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The rise in long-term borrowing costs adds pressure to rate-sensitive assets, including equities and crypto, as investors reassess the cost of capital.
A squeeze in bonds could push yields lower, a move investors in risk assets would watch for its effect on financial conditions.
The move puts long-term borrowing costs and risk-asset valuations in focus, as markets absorb a yield level not seen in two decades.
Higher government-bond yields tighten financial conditions, raise the hurdle for risk assets and give investors a more competitive alternative to stocks and crypto.
The operation puts long-dated Treasury liquidity in focus while highlighting the government's approach to managing its debt profile.
The record appetite for bond funds is less about chasing yield and more about capital seeking shelter, a defensive rotation that historically precedes softer risk appetite across equities and crypto.
Treasury operations targeting the long end aim to ease rollover risk and keep the back of the curve more digestible for investors absorbing record coupon issuance.
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