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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Wall Street staged a rebound after the Treasury said it plans to boost buybacks of longer-dated bonds, a signal the US wants to lower borrowing costs after yields hit multi-decade highs. See all topics…

Bond yields climbed on Thursday, coming back from the pullback they saw the previous day after the Treasury Department announced an intervention aimed at easing pressure on longer-dated government debt

Aug. 19, 2026, 10:09 AM EDT / Updated Aug. 19, 2026, 2:45 PM EDT By Steve Kopack

Treasury yields are continuing to climb, and at a particularly bad time as higher rates worsen the impact of the nearly $40 trillion government debt load

Against a backdrop of persisting inflationary pressures, yields on longer-term bonds have been climbing, which experts say is likely to keep borrowing costs elevated — particularly for long-term fixed-rate loans such as mortgages

US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent addresses the Economic Club of New York on March 6, 2025.  Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images

U.S. Treasury yields dipped early Thursday as Wall Street digested the inflation print for July and looked ahead to further readings due later in the session. 

Borrowing costs could remain elevated and even rise sooner than expected for businesses and consumers, including in Canada, after experts say a sharp rise in U.S. bond yields this week was a major warning sign about inflation, interest rates and economic uncertainty

What happened:Long-dated Treasury bond yields stayed elevated on Thursday as investors digested the Fed’s decision to hold rates steady, while Wall Street pointed to signs of credibility trouble at the central bank

U.S. Treasury yields edged higher on Monday as Wall Street monitors the latest developments amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.