Friday, August 21, 2026

WMT

U.S. Capitol at dusk beside financial trading screens showing sharply rising bond-market yields, with Treasury-style securities in the foreground.
August 21, 2026

Bond Markets Are Sending Washington a Warning

Rising long-term Treasury yields suggest investors increasingly care less about short-term rate cuts and more about the durability of U.S. fiscal policy. The most important market signal this week did not come