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title: Bond sell-off soars amid inflation, debt fears, 10s +2bp
description: "Treasuries (close 2026-08-31): 2s 4.34% (+0.0bp), 10s 4.75% (+2.0bp), 30s 5.25% (+3.0bp). Tape (close 2026-08-31): VIX 14.92, 2s10s +41bp."
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Daily brief
              01 Sept 2026, 21:05 UTC



# Bond sell-off soars amid inflation, debt fears, 10s +2bp

desk brief, Tue 01 Sep 2026



            Treasuries (close 2026-08-31): 2s 4.34% (+0.0bp), 10s 4.75% (+2.0bp), 30s 5.25% (+3.0bp).

Tape (close 2026-08-31): VIX 14.92, 2s10s +41bp.

Narrative: Fed Governor Michael Barr warns of rate hike if inflation stays high

What mattered:

- Bond sell-off soars amid inflation, debt fears
- Dow falls 450 points while rising oil prices send Treasury yields racing toward 5%, Iran fears renewed
- Iran's IRGC has begun retaliatory strikes against the US - IRIB
- Bessent touts bond market as 10-year Treasury yield spikes
- Treasury Yields Hit 19-Month High As Bond Woes Spread Around The Globe






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