Why Bond Yields Matter More Than You Think 💲

Most traders ignore the bond market. Big mistake! If you want to understand where the economy is headed — or what’s really driving risk assets like crypto — you need to watch yields 📊

💸 Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions. When investors buy bonds, prices go up and yields fall.

When they sell bonds, prices drop and yields rise. A spike in yield means investors are dumping government debt — usually because they want higher returns or see rising risks.

 10-yr US Treasury yield jumped sharply, from 3.88% to over 4.5% in just a few days. That kind of move in bonds is rare and serious.

 the market is losing confidence in the stability of US debt or expecting inflation to stay high 

Higher yields mean higher borrowing costs for the US government, tighter credit, and more pressure on the Fed. And when the bond market breaks  everything else does too.

This surge in yields also breaks Trump’s plan to refinance US debt at lower rates