30-year Treasury yield tops 5.1%, highest in nearly a year

Treasuries spiked on Friday as inflation signals continue to muddy interest rate expectations under the new Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh.

CNBC • a day ago

Yields surge to May 2025 highs as oil prices and inflation data rattle markets

Longer-dated Treasury yields climbed to their highest levels since May 2025 ​on Friday, as a spike in oil prices ​stoked fears that ongoing energy disruptions in the Middle ⁠East could further fuel inflation — which data this week ​showed had already surged in April.

Reuters • a day ago

Oil Prices Pressure Bonds: Markets Snapshot

Back-to-back inflation reports out of the US along with heightened energy prices and mounting political uncertainty have seen investors flee global bond markets as benchmark interest rates to the highest levels in nearly a year. The Opening Trade spoke with leading market voices and economists for their analysis.

Bloomberg Markets and Finance • May 15, 2026

Bonds Have Much More to Selloff In 2026: 3-Minutes MLIV

Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." Chapters: 00:00:00 - MLIV 00:00:01 - Bond Market Selloffs, Inflation Concerns 00:01:44 - Buy the Dip?

Bloomberg Markets and Finance • May 14, 2026

Bonds at 7 percent could beat the stock market. Here's when to make the switch.

Every investor eventually faces the same question: when does the certainty of a bond beat the upside of a stock?

24/7 Wall Street • May 13, 2026

Powell Stays

Key Takeaways The April FOMC meeting's four dissents and resistance to maintaining an easing bias signal a higher bar for rate cuts under incoming Chair Warsh, suggesting investors may favor Treasury floating-rate strategies to navigate a prolonged “higher-for-longer” environment.

ETF Trends • May 10, 2026

3 Market Trends That Could Shape the Rest of 2026

The war in Iran and subsequent higher inflation have shaped the market outlook for 2026. The interest rate environment, the Fed, the AI trade, and the bond market are the things to watch later on this year.

The Motley Fool • May 7, 2026

Why Friday may see another spike in bond-market anxiety

It's not just inflation concerns that have been pushing U.K. yields to multi-decade highs

Market Watch • May 6, 2026

Fixed Income Looks Attractive Again

SUMMARY “Yield Matters” but investors cannot ignore real yields. Real yields are attractive near 2% despite rising inflation, in our opinion.

ETF Trends • May 5, 2026

Betting on long Treasury bonds when yields near 5% has been a slam-dunk trade over the past few years. Is this time different?

The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond has been brushing up against the 5% threshold over the past week, as rising inflation expectations and real interest rates have been a one-two punch for the global bond market.

Market Watch • May 5, 2026