30-Year Treasury Yield Hits 5.44%, Highest Since 2004 as Fed Hike Bets Climb
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Updated · CNBC · Sep 24
30-Year Treasury Yield Hits 5.44%, Highest Since 2004 as Fed Hike Bets Climb
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 24
Summary
The 30-year Treasury yield touched about 5.44% on Thursday—its highest since 2004—before easing to 5.399%, extending a selloff that also pushed the 10-year to 5.10% after an intraday peak last seen in 2007.
A more-than-75% market-implied chance of an October Fed hike, up from roughly 49% a week earlier, drove the move after strong U.S. data, high oil prices and hawkish signals from Fed officials.
John Williams said another rate increase by year-end would be "reasonable," while Governor Michael Barr said further policy adjustments are likely to return inflation to target.
The bond rout spread globally, lifting Japan's 10-year yield to its highest since 1996 and sending U.K. gilt and German Bund yields to fresh multi-year highs.
Investors are now pricing in four rate hikes through next year, raising concern that tighter policy could tip the Fed toward a policy mistake.