Treasury Yields — Daily Report, Oct 9, 2026

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The Story: The 10-year Treasury yield rose from about 3.96% on March 1 to 5.28%, and was reported at 5.3%; the 30-year yield reached 5.7%, its highest level in 24 years. Higher yields were attributed partly to crowding out, inflation concerns, and foreign governments, including Turkey, selling Treasuries to buy oil.

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Key Takeaways

The 10-year Treasury yield rose from about 3.96% on March 1 to 5.28%, while the 30-year reached 5.7%, its highest level in 24 years. Higher yields were attributed partly to crowding out, inflation concerns and foreign Treasury sales, including Turkey’s to buy oil.
Consumer spending rose 4% year over year, concentrated in transportation and home insurance and funded by savings and credit-card debt. A JPMorgan survey found a record share shifting investment or brokerage funds to checking, apparently to use investment income for bills.
U.S. debt was put above $40 trillion, with annual deficits around $2 trillion even in good times. Interest expense is driving deficits higher, while a CBO assessment warned that foreign investors moving away could make it harder to pay interest and finance the debt.

GEO-POLITICS

Cambodia Energy — Cambodia supports Anchor’s project under a 30-year lease as it seeks its own energy source rather than dependence on China, the U.S. or any other country.

TECHNOLOGY

Quantum Wallets — Justin Drake recommended a controlled migration to fresh, hash-hidden addresses, starting with large holders, while Vitalik Buterin advised taking the risk seriously without rushing to move funds. ECDSA could break before quantum computing does, potentially within months, and moving funds to never-used addresses could limit on-chain usability if those addresses were left unused; Coinbase pushed back on the concern.

Cryptography Security — AI's ability to devote substantial computing-agent time to difficult math was discussed as a potential route to classical techniques that could accelerate cryptographic attacks, not evidence cryptography is broken. Matthew Green warned public-key cryptography could be lost, while Coinbase's cryptography head said theorem-proving progress does not show AI can solve problems assumed hard for cryptography.

ECONOMY

Consumer Spending — Oil prices, tariffs and declining wage growth weighed on consumption. Spending rose 4% year over year, concentrated in transportation and home insurance and funded by savings and credit-card debt, while a JPMorgan survey found a record share shifting investment or brokerage funds to checking, apparently to use investment income for bills, and seven out of 10 Americans in a planning group lived above their means.

Federal Debt — Annual deficits are about $2 trillion in good times and could grow sharply in a recession, while U.S. debt was put above $40 trillion. Interest expense is driving deficits higher, and a CBO assessment was cited as warning the country may struggle to pay interest as foreign investors move away, making financing harder.

Higher Rates — Rates are at their highest level in 20 years, adding pressure on consumers already facing rising prices. Higher borrowing costs could weigh on growth and spending, while bankruptcies, downgrades, delinquencies, and deficit interest costs have risen; equity gains and an AI-related profit feedback loop have muted the impact, leaving resilience tenuous.

MARKETS

Treasury Yields — The 10-year Treasury yield rose from about 3.96% on March 1 to 5.28% and was reported at 5.3%; the 30-year reached 5.7%, its highest level in 24 years. Higher yields were attributed partly to crowding out, inflation concerns, and foreign governments including Turkey selling Treasuries to buy oil.

Credit Stress — CCC- and CC-rated bond spreads have ticked up but are not accelerating, and CCC spreads are above 1,000 basis points as junk and investment-grade spreads rise without reaching panic levels. Rapid widening would warn that markets are breaking, while a forecast calls for a more dramatic market event as credit conditions tighten and spreads rise.

Corporate Bitcoin — Robinhood added $25 million of Bitcoin to its balance sheet, a purchase framed as alignment with the crypto community and investment in assets it offers customers. Strategy reported a $21 billion Q3 2026 digital-asset gain and resumed buying, while Strive bought 10 times as much Bitcoin that week.

FORECASTS

Fed Rate Hikes — The probability of a Fed hike fell from 71% at September’s end to about 20%, while the odds of a December 9 hike rose from 40% to 70%. The view was that the Fed’s rate increase was likely one and done, as further hikes could push long-term yields higher again.