Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 22
US 30-Year Yield Stays Above 5% for 27 Days, Longest Stretch Since 2007
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 22

US 30-Year Yield Stays Above 5% for 27 Days, Longest Stretch Since 2007

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 22

Summary

  • The US 30-year Treasury yield has traded above 5% for 27 sessions this year, marking its longest run over that threshold since 2007.
  • That persistence reflects investor concern over a growing US debt pile and inflation that remains sticky enough to keep long-term borrowing costs elevated.
  • The 27 days above 5% equal about 19% of all trading sessions so far in 2026, underscoring how unusually sustained the move has become.
  • The last comparable episode was in 2007, when the 30-year yield spent 50 days above 5% as the financial crisis was beginning to unfold.

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