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The article reports that the 10-year US Treasury yield reached 5.02 percent on Tuesday, its highest level since 2007, amid expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike due to rising oil prices above $100 a barrel for the first time since May. Global benchmark bond yields in Germany and Japan also hit multi-decade highs. The increase is attributed to concerns over inflationary pressures stemming from ongoing conflicts involving the US, Iran, and other regional actors affecting energy supplies.

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The 10-year US Treasury yield breached the significant threshold of 5% for the first time since October 2023, driven by escalating inflation fears and energy supply disruptions. This milestone was reached as oil prices surged to over $108 a barrel, amid ongoing conflicts in the Middle East that threaten vital shipping routes like the Strait of Hormuz. The sell-off in bond markets intensified concerns about higher borrowing costs for consumers and businesses, with mortgage rates and auto loans expected to rise. Central banks worldwide are now considering more hawkish policies; the Federal Reserve is likely to raise interest rates this week to combat inflation. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's efforts to stabilize government debt have faltered under these pressures.

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The price of oil has only continued to inch upwards as the US-Israel war on Iran shows no signs of resolving and energy facilities and shipping routes, including the Strait of Hormuz, continue to come under attack.

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Benchmark US government bond yield hits 19-year peak as oil prices surge · mixed framing

The benchmark United States government bond rate has climbed to its highest level in 19 years as traders bet on a Federal Reserve interest rate hike following a new rise in oil prices. asserted

traders → climb → prices

On Tuesday, the 10-year US Treasury yield hit 5.02 percent, a level unseen since the 2007 global financial crisis. asserted

yield → hit → crisis

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price → block → debt

Other global benchmark bonds have also reached multi-decade highs after the US and Iran escalated attacks in their more than six-month war last month, driving oil prices beyond $100 a barrel for the first time since May. uncertain

US → reach → May

Germany’s 10-year bond yield, a benchmark for the European economy, peaked at 3.554 percent on Monday, its highest since mid-2009, and stood at 3.547 percent on Tuesday. asserted

yield → peak → Tuesday

Japan’s 10-year government bond yield has breached 3 percent for the second time this month, the highest rate in three decades. asserted

yield → breach → decades

“Markets are likely to remain focused on the risk that higher crude oil prices could add to inflationary pressures and, in turn, push interest rates higher,” Yokoo Akihiko, an analyst at Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, said in a note seen by the Reuters news agency. uncertain

Akihiko → remain → agency

facilities → continue → attack

Last week, Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels advanced their forces to the Bab al-Mandeb strait, a critical bypass for Saudi oil choked off at the Strait of Hormuz. asserted

rebels → align → Hormuz

Days later, strikes suspected to have been launched by an Iran-aligned Iraqi militia temporarily disabled Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, which carries oil to its Red Sea ports. asserted

which → suspect → ports

Last week, the European Central Bank raised interest rates to contain inflation. asserted

Bank → raise → inflation

Markets expect the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan to follow suit and raise their own rates after their respective policy meetings this week. asserted

Reserve → expect → meetings

The rise in government bond yields is also being driven by competition from corporate bonds that are driving the artificial intelligence boom and concerns that governments are running unsustainable debts. asserted

governments → drive → debts

Benchmark US government bond yield hits 19-year peak as oil prices surge

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