From mortgages and retirement accounts to the federal budget, rising bond rates can have far-reaching consequences. CNN’s Matt Egan explains what’s driving rates higher and why it matters for consumers and the economy.
Interest rates on U.S. government bonds can affect everything from auto and student loans to mortgages.
The yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond has hit its highest level since 2007 as investors remain worried about inflation and government borrowing. Wall Street Journal Chief Economics Commentator Greg Ip and VP of General Economics at the Cato Institute Scott Lincicome join Stephanie Ruhle to provide their insight.
By Steve Sherman A reliable mortgage market needs accurate and consistent information, especially when small differences in a credit assessment can determine whether a family qualifies for a loan or what price it pays.
The rates are closely related to the 10-year Treasury yield, which is facing upward pressure from rising oil prices and reached an 18-month high on Thursday.
Vermont experienced an increase in mortgage delinquency by 12.32%, the most in the nation, from Q4 2025 to Q1 2026.
Markets are pricing in high inflation and higher risks of growing debt burdens. The post U.S. Treasury Rates Highest Since Before Financial Crisis appeared first on The American Conservative .
Higher inflation reports pushed U.S. Treasury yields on Friday to rates not seen since the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis. Yields on the 30-year Treasury rose to 5.13 percent, the highest since June 2007. The 10-year yield jumped to 4.59 percent, the highest since May 2025. The rise in rates comes in the wake of increasing consumer , producer , and import–export prices . The Consumer Price Index jumped to 3.8 percent according to data released this week, the highest since May 2023. Fears over higher inflation pushed investors to demand higher yields on treasuries, a benchmark for borrowing costs like mortgages. Debt financing continues to impose an increasing burden on the Treasury and Federal Reserve, as interest alone on the…Open
U.S. household debt, including mortgages, credit cards, auto loans and student loans, reached an all-time high of $18.8 trillion in the first three months of the year.
Republican lawmakers on the House Veterans Affairs’ Committee introduced a reform package that aims to make VA home loans more attractive to buyers.
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eased this week, a modest relief for prospective homebuyers who have been facing higher borrowing costs as mortgage rates climbed to the highest level in nearly seven months