US borrowing costs hit 19-year high as Fed holds interest rates

Context

Bank’s chair pledges to keep up fight against inflation but decision brings fears the Fed is failing to keep pace US government borrowing costs have hit their highest level since 2007 after the Federal Reserve voted to hold its key interest rate steady, feeding fears that the central bank may not move fast enough to tame a rise in inflation. The yield – or interest rate – on the 30-year US Treasury bond rose 14 basis points to nearly 5.24%, a 19-year high, after the Fed announced its decision to hold its main rate at between 3.5% and 3.75% for the fifth meeting in a row. Continue reading...

What it means

The Fed's hold decision itself was expected, but the surge in 30-year Treasury yields to a 19-year high is a genuinely new development — bond markets appear to be pricing in persistent inflation risk independently of the Fed. Historically, sharp rises in long-end yields have been associated with pressure on long-duration bonds, growth-oriented tech stocks, and rate-sensitive sectors like real estate. (Lower-conviction channels were filtered out by our selectivity bar.)

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  Fed holds rates but 30-year Treasury yields surge to 19-year high, signaling market fears the Fed is behind the curve on inflation — this yield move itself is the new signal

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