Jan 13, 2025 · Bond yields have surged worldwide, threatening to lift mortgage rates and credit card payments for hundreds of millions of people. The U.S. is no exception. The yield on a 10-year Treasury bond, or the amount paid to a bondholder annually, stands at about 4.8%, marking about half a percentage-point jump over the past month.

Jun 6, 2024 · When a bond's price increases, its yield decreases. If you buy a bond at issuance, the bond price is the face value of the bond, and the yield will match the coupon rate of the bond. That...

3 days ago · Rising interest rates affect bond prices because they often raise yields. In turn, rising yields can trigger a short-term drop in the value of your existing bonds. That’s because investors will want to buy the bonds that offer a higher yield.

The normalization of the yield curve — with long-term bonds paying more than short-term bonds — was considered a key event to look out for in 2025. As it turned out, in the first few weeks of this year the surge of 10-year Treasury yields has proven to be a big story.

Jan 9, 2025 · Interest rates - known as the yield - on government bonds have been going up since around August. The yield on a 10-year bond has surged to its highest level since 2008, while the yield...

Jan 20, 2025 · For what it’s worth, the most recent sell-off in bond yields doesn’t seem to reflect increased concerns about the U.S. deficit. The yield on longer-dated government bonds compared to interest rate swaps (which don’t face the same supply and demand dynamics) has remained stable since the middle of last year.

Feb 26, 2021 · A bond yield on a U.S. government security means returns that investors get for their bond loans. A rising bond yield means heightened returns. Bonds can rise from economic growth or...

Sep 28, 2023 · And bond yields have been rising to their highest level in a long time. Hampton: And you’ve written that there are three factors keeping bond yields higher. What are they? Lauricella: The...

Dec 6, 2022 · Treasury yields are essentially the rate of interest earned on US government bonds. They’re considered to be just about the lowest risk investment you can get, because they’re fully backed by...

Sep 22, 2023 · Yields on long-term U.S. Treasury bonds—which serve as a benchmark for many home mortgages and other key consumer and business borrowing rates—have risen to their highest level since October...