USA Bond Shock

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America’s bond market is sending another warning.

The yield on the 30-year US Treasury has climbed to its highest level in almost 20 years, pushing long-term borrowing costs back to levels last seen before the Global Financial Crisis.

But the most important part of this story is not simply that yields are rising.

Expectations for Federal Reserve interest rates have become relatively stable, yet long-term Treasury yields are still moving higher. That suggests investors may now be becoming increasingly concerned about something much bigger: America’s enormous debt pile, continuing budget deficits, inflation risks and the sheer quantity of new government debt that needs to be financed.

In this video, I look at the latest bond market moves, including long-term charts showing just how dramatically borrowing costs have changed, and explain why the refinancing of debt issued during the ultra-low interest-rate era could become increasingly expensive.

We’ll also look at what higher Treasury yields could mean for US government finances, mortgages, businesses, financial markets and the wider economy.

Is the bond market now sending a much more serious warning about America’s long-term financial position?

Watch the full video to find out.