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Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 23US 30-Year Yield Stays Above 5% for 12 Straight Days, Longest Run Since 2007
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 23Summary
- 12 straight sessions above 5% have pushed the US 30-year Treasury yield into its longest uninterrupted run over that level since 2007.
- 27 trading days in 2026 have now closed above 5%, or about 19% of all sessions this year, the most such days since the pre-crisis period.
- Investor concern over a growing US debt pile and sticky inflation has kept long-term borrowing costs elevated and intensified alarm around the move.
- The milestone underscores how bond markets are again testing levels last seen around the start of the financial crisis.
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