Sep 14, 2026, 3:40 PMBonds and Interest Rates
10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 5%, Highest Since 2007 as Bond Selloff Deepens
The 10-year Treasury yield briefly hit 5%, its highest since 2007, as a bond selloff deepened amid rising oil, AI jitters and a search for safety elsewhere.
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Summary
The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield briefly reached 5% on Monday, September 14, 2026, its highest level since 2007, as the bond-market selloff deepened.
MarketWatch’s limited feed summary linked the move with rising oil prices, growing artificial-intelligence concerns and investors seeking safety elsewhere. It provided no closing yield, oil benchmark, bond-price data or detail about the AI concerns and alternative safe assets.
Positives
- The 10-year Treasury yield briefly reached the closely watched 5% threshold.
- The benchmark yield climbed to its highest level since 2007.
- Oil prices advanced on Monday while investors sought safety elsewhere.
Risks & concerns
- The bond-market selloff deepened as the benchmark yield touched 5%.
- Artificial-intelligence jitters were growing, although the feed gave no specifics.
- Investors were looking beyond Treasurys for safety during the selloff.
- The limited feed omitted the closing yield and the size of the day’s move.
Primary sourceMarketWatch.com - Top Storieshttps://www.marketwatch.com/story/10-year-treasury-yield-tops-5-for-the-first-time-since-2007-as-bond-market-selloff-deepens-14c81f75?mod=mw_rss_topstories
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