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He says the U.S. Treasury buyback was disappointingly small, but he expects it to work because there is no better direct tool available to bring down the 10-year yield. He also argues that 10-year yields near 5% are a psychological resistance similar to USD/KRW 1,500, not automatically a trigger for a financial crisis, and that high long-term yields can simply mean the economy is okay. He is not highly pessimistic about 10-year yield stress.

The Treasury market has been showing for months that it expects the 10-year Treasury yield to reach 5%, which is unsurprising given hawkish Fed risks and high oil prices.

A significant slowdown or deceleration in AI spending is the one thing that could absolutely bring long rates lower, potentially tipping the economy into recession; she is not predicting it but monitoring the pace of AI spend.

Bessent says the administration remains focused on bringing down the 10-year Treasury yield; interest rates will come down after the temporary energy spike and Iran conflict pass, and the economy reaccelerates.

Fed communication is now clear that it will prioritize inflation and hike rates if inflation does not trend down, and it has regained control of the long end of the yield curve; the 10-year yield could move in an orderly way toward 5% and the market can absorb that, while disorderly moves are the main risk.

Druckenmiller argues the Treasury's long-term bond buyback program is a mistake because it fights market fundamentals. The bond market is pricing inflation and default risk, nominal growth is above the 10-year yield, and governments always lose when defending prices. Long-term Treasury yields should be allowed to rise and bond prices are vulnerable.

Goldberg is nervous about getting long 10-year Treasuries into Jackson Hole because investor conviction is rock bottom, the market is dealing with supply-side, demand-side, and unclear Fed reaction-function pressures, and the global rise in rates makes the next three to six months the key worry; 10-year yields could test 5% even if longer-term value appears fine.

Laureline sees upward pressure on US long-term yields, mainly due to the term premium rebuilding and inflation expectations moving higher. She believes the 10-year Treasury yield could rise toward 5% in the coming months as deficits persist and issuance ramps up.

Real yields on the 10-year are approaching the 2.5% threshold that historically triggers equity volatility, but more importantly, breakevens are rising, signaling inflation fears. With fewer Fed communications, term premiums are set to rise, giving room for the long end to continue moving higher. She is hesitant to fade the yield rally.

The U.S. economy is broadening with a CapEx boom, a recovering credit cycle, labor market turning up, and a strong industrial cycle (ISM manufacturing). This self-sustaining momentum will push the 10-year Treasury yield out of its three-year range and toward 5.5–6%.

After a large drop in breakevens on the benign CPI, there is room for a reversal; yields should move higher in the coming weeks as inflation risks from AI, commodities, and potential Fed tightening persist.

US Treasury yields have more room to rise as economic strength and inflation keep upward pressure on rates, and the negative impact on risk assets has not yet materialized, meaning further yield increases are likely.

The 10-year Treasury yield is too high relative to where the oil price relationship since the war would imply. Specifically, if you map the current oil level to the 10-year yield based on that relationship, the fair value would be around 4.20-4.30% rather than the current 4.40%. While stronger labor data and higher real yields have pushed yields up, a key event risk is this week’s Fed meeting, where she expects no dissenters and a consensus to hold rates and remove the easing bias. Once that event risk passes, the muted bond rally should resume, allowing the 10-year yield to decline toward the 4.20-4.30% range.