The 30-Year Treasury Now Out-Yields Dividend Stocks by 2.2 Points. History Says What Followed the Last Time.

The 30-year Treasury yield topped 5.33% on Tuesday, Aug. 18 -- its highest level since 2007 -- while the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF yields about 3.1%. After the last time the long bond yielded this much, dividend cuts among U.S. stocks climbed from 110 in 2007 to 804 in 2009, by S&P's count.

The Motley Fool • 8 hours ago

Bitcoin surges above $70K as Trump backs Clarity Act, Treasury ramps up buybacks

Bitcoin jumped 4.6% to $72,475.25 – a roughly 12% gain over the past two days after the digital asset was trading near $63,000 earlier this week.

New York Post • Aug 20, 2026

US 30-Year Bonds Erase Gains From Bessent's Buyback Plan

US bonds unwound all of the gains that followed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's plan to increase buybacks of longer-dated debt. The moves pushed the 30-year yield on Thursday back to levels seen just before the Treasury's announcement a day prior.

Bloomberg Markets and Finance • Aug 20, 2026

US 30-Year Bonds Erase Gains From Treasury's Buyback Surprise

US bonds unwound all of the gains that followed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's plan to increase buybacks of longer-dated debt, a sign that investors see it as only a short-lived remedy to curb borrowing costs. Jonathan Levin, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, reacts to the treasury market moves.

Bloomberg Markets and Finance • Aug 20, 2026

US treasury doubles debt buyback to steady bond market amid inflation fears

Yields, at recent highs this week, dropped after treasury's vow to ‘provide greater liquidity support' to bond market

The Guardian • Aug 19, 2026

US Treasury Increasing Long-Dated Buyback Cap to at Least $4 Billion

The US Department of the Treasury announced it will at least double the maximum size of its liquidity support buyback operations for longer-dated nominal coupon securities to at least $4 billion per operation, effective September 9, 2026. Michael McKee reports on Bloomberg Television.

Bloomberg Markets and Finance • Aug 19, 2026

Gold (XAUUSD), Silver, Platinum Forecasts – Gold Soars As U.S. Bond Markets Rally

Long-dated Treasuries rallied as U.S. Treasury announced its plans to boost buyback.

FXEmpire • Aug 19, 2026

Treasury Yields Hit Highs: ETF Strategies to Follow

Rising Treasury yields and persistent inflation are creating a challenging bond-market backdrop. Here are ETFs that could help investors navigate higher rates.

Zacks Investment Research • Aug 19, 2026

Teachers, Cops, and Firefighters Just Got Their Full Social Security Back. These 3 ETFs Turn the Back Pay Into a Raise

The check has finally cleared. After decades of watching a chunk of their earned Social Security disappear thanks to the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, retired teachers, police officers, and firefighters are seeing money owed to them arrive as retroactive lump sums following the repeal of WEP and GPO.

24/7 Wall Street • Aug 17, 2026

KOSPI jumps 3% as Treasury yields spike: why Asia may be pricing the wrong risk

Asian stocks opened Tuesday with two markets sending different signals. South Korea's KOSPI jumped more than 3% as trading resumed after a holiday, helping lift MSCI's Asia-Pacific index outside Japan by 0.8%.

Invezz • Aug 18, 2026