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title: "Treasury auctions 5% long bond for first time since 2007"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286305876.md"
description: "Investors secured 5% yields on 30-year Treasury bonds for the first time since 2007, amid rising energy prices and inflation. A $25B auction awarded bonds at 5.046%, slightly above pre-auction levels, indicating middling demand. The increase in yields reflects bidders' need for higher fixed rates due to inflation risks, exacerbated by the Middle East conflict. The last 30-year bond with a 5% rate was sold in 2007, and since then, rates have not exceeded 4.75%. Recent sales of shorter-term Treasuries also showed weaker demand."
datetime: "2026-05-13T19:15:18.000Z"
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# Treasury auctions 5% long bond for first time since 2007

Investors secured 5% yields on 30-year Treasury bonds (US30Y) for the first time since 2007, as surging energy prices continue to push inflation higher across the U.S. economy. A massive $25B auction of new 30-year bonds on Wednesday was awarded at 5.046%, based on bidder yields. The result came in slightly above pre-auction trading levels and refl...

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