{
  "id": 7441299,
  "title": "US 10-year Treasury yield tops 5% for first time since 2023 as inflation fears mount",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/us-10-year-treasury-yield-tops-5-for-first-time-since-2023-as-7441299",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-15T00:04:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/us-10-year-treasury-yield-tops-5-first-time-2023-inflation-fears-mount"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US 10-year Treasury yield breached the 5% mark for the first time since 2023, as mounting inflation concerns and soaring crude prices weighed on bond markets. The yield rose nearly 5 basis points to 5.01% on Monday, before receding slightly. This significant increase comes just days before the US Federal Reserve's upcoming decision, raising concerns about potential interest rate hikes by the central bank. The 5% level is seen as a psychological threshold, where some investors may be poised to buy bonds in anticipation of a dip. Bond prices fell globally, causing UK and German debt to plunge as global crude prices neared US$110 per barrel. Investors are closely monitoring whether the yield will once again serve as a \"line in the sand\" for 10-year Treasuries, as it did in 2023. Despite some brief setbacks, the sell-off in bond prices has remained relatively orderly, with traders betting on continued rate hikes by the Federal Reserve.",
  "summary": "Surging crude prices have raised concern about inflationary pressures in the countdown to the US Fed decision",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "The 10-year Treasury yield just hit 5%. How income investors can profit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/the-10-year-treasury-yield-just-hit-5-how-income-investors-can-profit",
        "published": "2026-09-14T19:35:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Straits Times Business",
        "title": "US 10-year Treasury yield breaches 5% as inflation, supply worries mount",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/us-10-year-treasury-yield-breaches-5-as-inflation-supply-worries-mount",
        "published": "2026-09-14T21:23:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "US 10-year Treasury yield tops 5% for first time since 2023 as inflation fears mount",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/us-10-year-treasury-yield-tops-5-for-first-time-since-2023-as",
        "published": "2026-09-15T00:04:15.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}