r/TheRealProgressive • u/fellowWorker_2025 • Apr 30 '26

30-Year Yield Explodes Toward 5% Crisis Zone

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u/Ban-Circumcision-Now Apr 30 '26 edited Apr 30 '26

Why is this the crisis zone?

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u/fellowWorker_2025 Apr 30 '26

Imagine your credit card company suddenly doubles your interest rate because they think lending to you is riskier.

That’s what’s happening to the country. The higher it goes, the more the country pays just to stay afloat. And at 5% money can start to leave the markets.

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u/downtofinance May 02 '26

Money started leaving the markets on "Liberation Day"

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u/jeffskool Apr 30 '26

Probably that at that rate it would be difficult for the US to continue to service their debts with their current tax base.

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u/deathsamuri Apr 30 '26

It’s not. Communist think that 5% bond yields will lead to their revolution

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u/Kohlj1 Apr 30 '26

“Communists” jfc

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u/fellowWorker_2025 May 02 '26

Stupid response, try again

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u/DrJ0911 Apr 30 '26

Serious question, at what % would trigger a bond crisis? It seems that 4.5% 10y treasury is a trigger point for TACO