U.S. 30-Year Bond Yield Tops 5.5% for First Time Since 2004
U.S. 30-Year Bond Yield Tops 5.5% for First Time Since 2004
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U.S. 30-Year Bond Yield Tops 5.5% for First Time Since 2004
* Oil has continued to trend lower during Wednesday's APAC session as talks continue on the sidelines of this week's UN gathering. The fact negotiations are even taking place to facilitate Middle East energy shipments is driving optimism in markets but the situation remains very precarious. UST futures are higher, but
U.S. equities fell at midday Wednesday as Brent crude topped $100 a barrel and the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to a three-year high, reviving inflation and rate-hike concerns. Energy was the only S&P 500 sector in positive territory.
Brent crude rose above $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time since July after attacks on tankers and energy infrastructure intensified across the Middle East. West Texas Intermediate also advanced toward $95.
U.S. public debt crosses $40 trillion for the first time, while Reuters says the 30-year Treasury yield rises to 5.337% and Treasury boosts buyback operations for 10- to 30-year securities.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Treasury will increase the maximum size of repurchases of 10- to 30-year government bonds from $2 billion to at least $4 billion per operation, after yields briefly fell and then rose again.
A screen cited by Benzinga shows a 10-year U.S. Treasury yield around 4.7% exceeds dividend yields at 118 U.S. companies with market values above $100 billion, including AAPL, GOOGL and NVDA.
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh held interest rates steady Wednesday for a fifth straight meeting, then told reporters that while the Fed "hasn’t done much in 42 days, the markets have done quite a bit." Pressed on whether the Fed was simply sitting still, Warsh insisted there was “nothing inertial” about their me