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10-year Treasury note yield hits highest level since 2002 as traders brace for key bond sale

Traders are bracing for a closely watched auction as inflation worries and Fed rate expectations keep pressure on long-term borrowing costs.

  • On Wednesday, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield climbed to about 5.35%, its highest level since 2002, as investors sold government bonds ahead of a $39 billion note auction and Federal Reserve meeting minutes.
  • Persistent inflation fears and massive deficit spending drove the bond sell-off, with heavy debt issuance by tech giants funding AI-linked infrastructure projects adding pressure to borrowing costs across developed economies.
  • BMO's Head of U.S. Rates Strategy Ian Lyngen said Wednesday's $39 billion supply is 'far more relevant for setting the tone in US rates,' signaling investors demand significant premiums to absorb new debt.
  • Rising yields pressured equity valuations as major indices tumbled, with investors weighing higher corporate borrowing costs and reduced present value of future earnings affecting REITs and technology stocks.
  • Strategists polled by Reuters expect the benchmark yield to ease to 5.00% by year-end, though traders pricing in a 78% chance of unchanged Federal Reserve rates suggest conviction behind lower-yield forecasts remains wavering.
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(New York = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Yeon-sook = On the 7th (local time), selling pressure emerged again in the U.S. Treasury market, pushing major bond yields to their highest level in about 24 years during intraday trading...

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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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