U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rises to highest level since 2007
Quick Look
- Driven by inflation concerns and expectations of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, the 10-year U.S.
- Treasury bond yield rose to 5.045% on the 15th, the highest level since July 2007; the 30-year yield once rose to 5.402%, the highest level since June 2007.
- The market expects that the probability that the Federal Reserve will announce a 25 basis point interest rate hike at the interest rate meeting on the 16th is more than 90%.
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Why It Matters
Inflation in the United States continues to be high, and the market expects that the Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates to control inflation. Treasury yields serve as an important interest rate benchmark, and their trends directly affect the costs of mortgages, auto loans, and consumer credit.
As the inflation situation continues to cause market concerns and the U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates, the U.S. 10-year Treasury bond yield rose to 5.045% in the early morning of the 15th, the highest level since July 2007.
Data showed that the U.S. 10-year Treasury bond yield fell back in the morning, but overall remained above 5%. The U.S. 30-year Treasury bond yield once rose to 5.402% that day, the highest since June 2007.
Information released by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's Federal Reserve Watch Tool on the 15th showed that the probability that the Federal Reserve will announce a 25 basis point interest rate hike at the interest rate meeting that ends on the 16th is more than 90%.
The latest moves in the U.S. Treasury market have sparked widespread concern as the yield on the 10-year Treasury note is closely linked to interest rates on home mortgages, auto loans and credit card loans.
Steve Sosnick, chief market analyst at Interactive Brokers in the United States, said that to put it simply, rising oil prices push up inflation expectations, while falling oil prices lower inflation expectations. Normally the correlation would not be as clear as it is now, but both oil prices and global inflation are geopolitically driven, making the correlation significantly stronger. (CCTV News Client)
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Federal Reserve will announce a 25 basis point interest rate hike at its interest rate meeting on the 16th.
Very likely · Within hours
Open Questions
- Will the Fed continue to tighten after raising interest rates this time?
- When will Treasury yields peak and fall back?
- The specific impact of the high interest rate environment on U.S. economic growth
