US Bond Selloff Drives 30-Year Yields to Highest Since 2007, 10s +5bp · desk brief, Mon 17 Aug 2026
Treasuries (close 2026-08-14): 2s 4.17% (+2.0bp), 10s 4.68% (+5.0bp), 30s 5.25% (+4.0bp).
Tape (close 2026-08-14): VIX 14.25, 2s10s +51bp.
What mattered:
• US Bond Selloff Drives 30-Year Yields to Highest Since 2007
• US Bond Selloff Drives 30-Year Yields to 2007 High
• Leading economies’ borrowing costs hit highest since 2008 crisis
• Government borrowing costs hit multi-year highs as markets fear inflation, and oil and gas prices rise – business live
• Senior Iranian Official: All Iranian entities will be prepared to escalate tensions in the Hormuz Strait and the region if diplomacy fails
- Total Net TIC Flows: 133.5B
- Net Long-Term TIC Flows: 172.7B
- 26-Week (6-month) Bill auction — IN LINE
- 13-Week (3-month) Bill auction — IN LINE
- Cleveland Fed inflation nowcast: Q3 CPI 1.1% · core CPI 1.9% · PCE 2.3% · core PCE 2.9%
- NAHB Housing Market Index: 35
- NY Empire State Manufacturing Index: 20.6
- Money markets: SOFR 3.62% (unch) · Fed ON RRP $0.2B (-$0.2B d/d)
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