(Repeats to additional subscribers) NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters)- The U.S. benchmark 10 -
year Treasury yield topped 3 percent for the first time in more than four years on Tuesday, a milestone that reflects the durability of the U.S. economic expansion and stokes the view the three - decade - old bull market in bonds is numbered.
Not exact matches
The
yield on the U.S. 10 -
year Treasury note added roughly 60 basis points this
year,
topping the 3 percent mark this week for the first time in four
years.
In a
year marked by a significant milestone for rising interest rates (the 10 -
year Treasury note
yield topping 3 percent), an unusual winner has begun to emerge in the stock market: utility stocks.
On Tuesday, the
yield on the 10 -
year Treasury note
topped 3 percent, the first time it's done this in more than four
years, and extended gains on Wednesday.
Markets around the globe are keeping a close eye on the U.S. bond market after the
yield on the 10 -
year Treasury note
topped 3 percent on Tuesday for the first time in several
years.
The 10 -
year Treasury note's
yield, which serves as a benchmark for everything from U.S. mortgages to borrowing costs for municipalities, fell in November to as low as 2.3 percent and
topped out at 2.41 percent.
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The U.S. 10 -
year Treasury yield briefly
topped 2.93 % after Wednesday's Federal Reserve decision to hike interest rates, but then retreated aggressively to last trade at 2.83 % as stock markets plunged.
The S&P / BGCantor 7 - 10
Year U.S.
Treasury Bond Index's
yield, which
topped out at 2.47 % on July 5, was returning to its recent peaks, closing at 2.43 %.
Fixed Income Bonds suffered a second miserable month, as
yields rose again — with the 10 -
Year Treasury topping 2.5 %, up from 2.13 % at the start of the month and 1.7 % at the end of April.
Interest rates are already rising with the 10
year treasury topping 2 %
yield and the Fed is signaling a December increase in the Fed funds rate.
In fact, the
top 25 large - cap dividend ETFs by assets under management
yield just 2.77 % on average — little better than the 2.32 %
yield on 10 -
year Treasuries right now.