The 10-Year Treasury Yield Just Topped 4%: What It Means for You
Many had turned to bonds as a more conservative investment than stocks, and so the steep declines even in what are considered to be ultra-safe Treasury bonds have been especially painful. Inflation has prompted the Federal Reserve to boost short-term interest rates aggressively, and that has had an impact on many longer-term bonds as well. On Wednesday morning, the yield on the 10-year Treasury briefly moved above 4% for the first time since 2008.