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September 28, 2026
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Bonds & Treasury, Guides

Japan’s 3% Shock: What the End of Cheap Yen Money Means for Everyone

Japanese government bonds just did something they have not done in three decades. The 10-year yield climbed to 3.095%, its highest close since August 1996, after fresh inflation data...

September 27, 2026
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Analysis, Bonds & Treasury

Welcome to the 5% World: Inside the Bond Selloff That Redrew America’s Price of Money

There is a number that quietly prices almost everything in your life, and this week it reached a level most working adults have never seen. The yield on the...

September 27, 2026
Boldly Financial
Bonds & Treasury, Guides

What a Bond Spread Is, and Why France’s Is Suddenly the Talk of Europe

This week, a number most people have never heard of crossed a line it had not crossed in 14 years. The gap between what France and Germany pay to...

September 26, 2026
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Bonds & Treasury, Guides

How a Number on a Bond Trader’s Screen Became Your Mortgage Rate

Here is a question that confuses almost everyone: the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate last week, so mortgage rates went up. Simple cause and effect, right? Not quite....

September 26, 2026
Boldly Financial
Analysis, Bonds & Treasury

The Bond Rout That Finally Outran 2007

On Thursday, the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note touched 5.225 percent, its highest level since July 2007, before settling near 5.18 percent at Friday’s close. Bond investors...

September 25, 2026
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Bonds & Treasury, Guides

When Bond Yields Climb, Your Mortgage Follows: Here’s Why

This week the 10-year Treasury yield hit its highest intraday level since 2007, hovering near 5.17% to 5.21% on Friday, up about 21 basis points for the week, according...

September 25, 2026
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Bonds & Treasury, Breaking

Futures Point Higher as Oil and Yields Cool: A Nervous Market Gets a Breather

Friday morning, and the market feels like it’s exhaling. As of 8:30am CT, stock futures are pointing to a higher open, with Dow E-minis up 162 points, or 0.31%,...

September 24, 2026
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Bonds & Treasury, Breaking

Futures Fall as Bond Yields Hit Near-20-Year Highs, Oil Tops $100

As of 8:30am CT on Thursday, September 24, the mood on Wall Street felt like that moment when the weather forecast flips. S&P 500 futures were down 0.6%, Nasdaq...

September 23, 2026
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Analysis, Bonds & Treasury

The 5% Line Is Gone: Inside the Day the Bond Market Rewrote the Rules

There is a number that quietly sets the price of nearly everything you buy on credit in America, and on Wednesday it broke through a ceiling it had not...

September 23, 2026
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Bonds & Treasury, Guides

What Is a “Failed” Treasury Auction, and Why Did One Shake the Stock Market?

On Wednesday, one word did an unusual amount of damage on Wall Street: “failed.” Mizuho used it to describe the Treasury’s $70 billion auction of 5-year notes, after demand...