Where Bond Yields Are Heading as Energy Prices Rise

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  September 02, 2026 at 12:15  |  4:18  |  Bloomberg Markets
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Summary

Bloomberg TV discusses how rising energy prices and Middle East conflict are pushing global bond yields higher, especially at the long end. Contributors argue Treasury buyback expansion is insufficient and flag loose fiscal policy plus Fed-Treasury friction as added pressure. Traders are paying for options protection, including a bet on the 30-year Treasury yield rising to 5.7% by November. One guest warns the U.S. Treasury may take extreme, unprecedented action that could provide short-term relief.

  • Rising energy prices are threatening higher global bond yields.
  • U.S. Treasuries erased gains since the Bessent buyback expansion.
  • The 10-year Treasury yield is at its highest since 2023.
  • Traders are paying for protection, including a $6.5 million bet on the 30-year yield reaching 5.7% by late November.
  • Middle East conflict and loose developed-market fiscal policy are driving long-end repricing.
  • Fed-Treasury friction is seen as bad for U.S. bonds.
  • Markets are bracing for possible extreme U.S. Treasury action that could bring short-term relief.
Ideas
Hong 0:00
Higher global bond yields have no cap
Rising energy prices are threatening higher yields against a backdrop of government spending and corporate borrowing; Treasury buyback expansion is not enough, there is no cap to the upside for yields, and higher yields are coming not just for Treasuries but across the G20 universe.
TLT G20 government bonds HIGH
Hong 0:44
Traders bet 30-year yield reaches 5.7%
Traders are paying for protection in the options market and positioning to benefit if yields keep climbing, including a notable $6.5 million bet on Monday that the 30-year Treasury yield rises to as high as 5.7% by the end of November.
US30Y MED
Juliet 1:56
Oil and fiscal risks hurt long-end bonds
The global bond repricing is driven by two common forces: the resurgence of oil prices from the Middle East conflict and long-standing loose fiscal policy across most developed markets with no systematic fiscal consolidation; these pressures are hitting the longer end of developed market bond curves.
Developed market long-end government bonds HIGH
Juliet 2:03
Oil prices resurge on Middle East conflict
The oil price resurgence is driven by escalation of the Middle East conflict, and the conflict could persist well into next year's midterms, making the duration and oil price reaction a lingering inflation risk.
WTI MED
Mark 3:43
Extreme Treasury action may bring short-term relief
Investors are bracing for the U.S. Treasury to take an extreme, out-of-left-field action beyond buying long-term bonds to stabilize the long end; such an action may bring short-term relief even if it is normally damaging in the long run.
long-term U.S. Treasuries MED
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This Bloomberg Markets video, published September 02, 2026, features Hong, Juliet, Mark discussing TLT, G20 government bonds, US30Y, Developed market long-end government bonds, WTI, long-term U.S. Treasuries. 5 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Hong, Juliet, Mark  · Tickers: TLT, G20 government bonds, US30Y, Developed market long-end government bonds, WTI, long-term U.S. Treasuries