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Ten-year Treasury yield hits highest since 2002 as the bond rout widens

US long rates reached a twenty-four-year peak, UK gilts their worst level since 1998, and Treasuries have just closed their worst quarter since 1994.

Assembled by Claude from 17 sources at 15 outlets · Thursday, October 1, 2026, Evening edition, 5:29 PM EDT · no human byline

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What happened

The yield on the ten-year US Treasury note topped 5.34%, its highest since 2002 finance.biggo.com. CNBC and Bloomberg both put the benchmark at its highest level since 2002 cnbc.combloomberg.com. Reuters coverage carried by Fidelity described a deepening global bond rout pushing US Treasury yields to a twenty-four-year peak fidelity.com. The ten-year yield is on pace to finish higher for an eighth straight week seekingalpha.com.

The Wall Street Journal reported Treasuries stabilising near multiyear highs later in the session, with European bond yields turning lower as investors took a breather wsj.com. Treasuries have just closed their worst quarter since 1994 finance.yahoo.com. Semafor attributed the accelerating rout to intensifying concerns about persistently high inflation and mounting piles of government debt semafor.com.

Why it matters to investors

Last month the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of Japan all increased rates, and traders expect them to do so again this year seattletimes.com. Money markets are pricing in three further quarter-point increases from the ECB, which has already delivered two hikes this year investing.com. Japan's globally influential debt has come under pressure from a weaker yen and rate hikes by the Bank of Japan cnbc.com. The dollar hit a seventeen-month high against the euro as the selloff lifted yields reuters.com.

UK thirty-year gilt yields rose to their highest since 1998, and UK bank shares tumbled as budget jitters mounted uk.finance.yahoo.cominvesting.com. The FTSE 100 dropped to a three-month low as surging yields hit risk appetite reuters.com. Traders are pricing an 85% chance that the Bank of England will increase borrowing costs at its November meeting reuters.com.

What to watch

The Bank of England estimated in July that more than five million households were projected to see their mortgage repayments increase by end-2028 reuters.com. The European Central Bank is facing questions about whether it might help shore up France's bond market, though market players say that seems unlikely fidelity.com. The ECB has the power to buy government bonds to stem an “unwarranted, disorderly” rise in borrowing costs bnnbloomberg.ca.

Strategists quoted by The Globe and Mail called the level the new normal theglobeandmail.com. One desk said it is skewed towards the short end of the UK yield curve while the risk-reward trade-off for ten-year bonds is becoming attractive whtc.com. Investors are now focused on Friday's nonfarm payrolls report and a slate of Fed speeches, including remarks from Governor Christopher Waller finance.biggo.com.

Sources

  1. finance.biggo.com: 10-Year Treasury Yield Tops 5.34%, Highest Since 2002 - BigGo Finance (2026-10-01)
  2. cnbc.com: 10-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2002 - CNBC (2026-10-01)
  3. fidelity.com: Global bond rout deepens, pushes US Treasury yields to 24-year peak - Fidelity Investments (2026-10-01)
  4. seattletimes.com: U.S. bond yields hit highest level since 2002 | The Seattle Times (2026-10-01)
  5. bnnbloomberg.ca: Why are world bond markets selling off again? - BNN Bloomberg (2026-10-01)
  6. investing.com: Global debt rout escalates as U.S. and European yields surge to multi-decade highs (2026-10-01)
  7. reuters.com: Dollar hits 17-month high versus euro as bond selloff lifts yields - Reuters (2026-10-01)
  8. uk.finance.yahoo.com: UK banks tumble as gilt yields hit highest since 1998, budget jitters mount (2026-10-01)
  9. reuters.com: FTSE 100 drops to three-month low as surging yields hit risk appetite | Reuters (2026-10-01)
  10. reuters.com: UK homeowners take a hit as global bond selloff deepens - Reuters (2026-10-01)
  11. bloomberg.com: Watch US Benchmark Yield Hits Highest Since 2002 - Bloomberg (2026-10-01)
  12. whtc.com: Instant View: Bond markets take a drubbing again, 10-year Treasury yields highest since 2002 (2026-10-01)
  13. seekingalpha.com: U.S. 10-year Treasury yield is on pace to finish higher for an eighth straight week (2026-10-01)
  14. finance.yahoo.com: Bonds teeter after US Treasuries' worst quarter since 1994 - Yahoo Finance (2026-10-01)
  15. wsj.com: U.S. Treasurys Stabilize Near Multiyear Highs, European Bond Yields Turn Lower - WSJ (2026-10-01)
  16. semafor.com: Global bond rout gathers pace as debt fears grow (2026-10-01)
  17. theglobeandmail.com: 'The new normal': What the Street is saying about the latest bond market drubbing (2026-10-01)