30-year Treasury yield tops 5.3%, highest since April 2007
The 30-year Treasury yield rose above 5.3% on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, peaking at an intraday 5.337% after opening at 5.308%. That is the highest level for the long bond since April 2007, when it reached 5.44%. Long-dated borrowing costs were a key pressure point for equities and mortgage rates during the summer bond selloff.
- Intraday high: 5.337% on August 18, 2026
- Open: 5.308%; mid-afternoon level 5.284%
- Highest 30-year yield since April 2007 (5.44%)
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Moves this explains
XAU−2.07%Aug 17 · Gold fell 2.07% as the 30-year Treasury yield topped 5.3%, its highest level since April 2007. Higher long-term yields raise the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding gold, and the yield move is the nearest matching news in our data.HG−2.53%Aug 17 · Copper fell 2.53% alongside gold (-2.07%) and silver (-4.54%) as the 30-year Treasury yield reached its highest level since 2007. Market reports tie the metals selloff to higher long-term yields, although the figures differ between reports, and no copper-specific cause was reported. Copper had set an LME all-time high of $14,850/t on August 17, the day before.XAG−4.54%Aug 17 · Silver fell 4.54% to a close of 63.07 on the day the 30-year Treasury yield topped 5.3%, its highest since April 2007. Gold fell 2.07%, the S&P 500 0.74% and QQQ 1.90%, and most covered instruments declined. Reports from the day tie the metals' weakness to the rise in long-dated yields.INTC−7.74%Aug 17 · Intel fell 7.74% as bond yields rose and chip stocks sold off: the 30-year Treasury yield reached about 5.3%, and Micron fell 8.33%, AMD 5.70%, Robinhood 5.41% and Strategy 4.93%, while silver fell 4.54% and the S&P 500 fell 0.74%.Source
The HillAug 18, 2026