Sep 17, 2026, 9:22 PMBonds and Fixed Income
10-Year Treasury’s Worst Run in Over 100 Years Draws Bond Buyers as Yields Rise
MarketWatch says the 10-year Treasury is in its worst run in over a century, yet rising yields are making bonds more enticing for new money despite the selloff.
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Summary
MarketWatch reported on September 17, 2026, that the 10-year Treasury is enduring its worst run in more than 100 years, even as investors buy bonds. The headline describes trouble in the bond market, but the extract provides no performance period, yield level or return figures.
An unnamed strategist said higher yields make bonds increasingly enticing for new money, explaining the demand amid the slump. The source provided no strategist name, allocation data, bond categories, catalysts or next steps, limiting assessment beyond that yield-based rationale.
Positives
- Investors are buying bonds despite the 10-year Treasury’s worst run in more than 100 years.
- Higher yields are making bonds more enticing for new money, according to the unnamed strategist.
- Further yield increases would strengthen bonds’ appeal to new allocations under the strategist’s stated reasoning.
Risks & concerns
- The 10-year Treasury is suffering its worst run in more than 100 years.
- MarketWatch’s headline characterizes the bond market as showing trouble despite continued buying.
- The limited extract omits yield levels, performance dates, return figures, allocation data and the strategist’s identity.
Primary sourceMarketWatch.com - Top Storieshttps://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-bond-market-is-seeing-trouble-why-investors-are-buying-now-anyway-065a2f9f?mod=mw_rss_topstories
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