https://macworks.dev/tags/bond-yields/Recent content in Bond Yields on MacWorksHugoenhttps://macworks.dev/docs/week/bloomberg/bloomberg-2026-05-19/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://macworks.dev/docs/week/bloomberg/bloomberg-2026-05-19/<details> <summary>Sources</summary> <div class="markdown-inner"> <ul> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/business/news.rss">Bloomberg.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/businessweek/news.rss">Bloomberg Businessweek</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/citylab/news.rss">Bloomberg CityLab</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/crypto/news.rss">Bloomberg Crypto</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/economics/news.rss">Bloomberg Economics</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/equality/news.rss">Bloomberg Equality</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/green/news.rss">Bloomberg Green</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/industries/news.rss">Bloomberg Industries</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/markets/news.rss">Bloomberg Markets</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/bview/news.rss">Bloomberg Opinion</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/politics/news.rss">Bloomberg Politics</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/pursuits/news.rss">Bloomberg Pursuits</a></li> <li><a href="https://feeds.bloomberg.com/wealth/news.rss">Bloomberg Wealth</a></li> </ul> </div> </details> <h1 id="bloomberg--2026-05-19">Bloomberg — 2026-05-19<a class="anchor" href="#bloomberg--2026-05-19">#</a></h1> <h2 id="lead-story">Lead Story<a class="anchor" href="#lead-story">#</a></h2> <p>Yields on the US Treasury’s longest-dated bond surged to their highest level since 2007 as accelerating inflation fears fueled a massive selloff in global debt markets. The spike in yields—with traders increasingly zeroing in on the 5.5% mark—is unravelling Wall Street’s crowded artificial intelligence and chipmaker trades. This global bond market rout is complicating the landscape for central bankers, particularly incoming Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh and the European Central Bank, as they grapple with the persistent energy price shock stemming from the conflict in Iran.</p>