30-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2007 after Fed keeps rates unchanged
The move deepened market losses as the Nasdaq 100 entered a technical correction and chipmakers led a broad selloff.
- On Wednesday, July 29, 2026, United States Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh announced the Fed left interest rates unchanged, insisting the decision was not "a sign of inertia" while curtailing forward guidance to markets.
- Following the announcement, Treasury 30-year yields surged to their highest level since 2007 as market participants struggled to interpret the central bank's abandonment of explicit policy forecasts.
- Equity markets tumbled as The Nasdaq 100 entered a technical correction, down 11 per cent, following lackluster forecasts from Meta Platforms Inc and Qualcomm Inc that spooked investors.
- Apollo Global Management's Torsten Slok said the Fed's curtailed guidance is fueling historic bond market volatility, sending Treasury yields swinging "up and down like a yo-yo."
- Pacific Investment Management's Tiffany Wilding noted Warsh offered no signal for a September rate hike, leaving investors uncertain about the timeline for potential policy firming amid historic volatility.
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The bond yields increase after the Federal Reserve has announced its decision to leave the interest unchanged.
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The Federal Reserve's mandate is to combat inflation, and right now, the bond market is signaling that it is doing a bad job at that. The 30-year U.S. Treasury bond just hit its highest yield level since 2007.
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