U.S. Treasury yield tops 5% for first time since 2007

The benchmark U.S. Treasury yield breached 5% on September 15, 2026, its highest since 2007, Reuters reported, as spiking oil prices stoked inflation fears. Yield is the return investors demand to lend to the government. Higher yields mean costlier mortgages and loans, but better returns for new bond savers. Wall Street fell, with the S&P 500 down 0.45% per Reuters.