Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=oymQCjMsVWN Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter 10-Year Treasury Yield, Why Should You Care? shorts [UEpbhVD37PM] Health Updated on August 07, 2026 EDT — Published on August 07, 2026 EDT WHAT’s UP WITH THE 10-Year Treasury Yield? AND WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? As you can see the yield is over 4.7%, that’s a number we haven’t seen since 2007. And with our national debt now nearly $100,000 for each of us the government will have to issue more bonds to pay our debt. As more bonds are out there and buyers become more unsure if we will ever pay our debt yields will rise to attract buyers. This will make banks raise interest rates to compete and lending rates will go up which hurts all economic activity. While this impacts all of us, especially us young people why should a scrap yard care? The more yields rise the more money moves into the US Dollar from foreign investors. We’ve said it a million times STRONGER DOLLAR, WEAKER COPPER CoA2hPojhTp 0rJl8Puo1kn gQc3juSG7SL kf8phhAkxTc
WHAT’s UP WITH THE 10-Year Treasury Yield? AND WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? As you can see the yield is over 4.7%, that’s a number we haven’t seen since 2007. And with our national debt now nearly $100,000 for each of us the government will have to issue more bonds to pay our debt. As more bonds are out there and buyers become more unsure if we will ever pay our debt yields will rise to attract buyers. This will make banks raise interest rates to compete and lending rates will go up which hurts all economic activity. While this impacts all of us, especially us young people why should a scrap yard care? The more yields rise the more money moves into the US Dollar from foreign investors. We’ve said it a million times STRONGER DOLLAR, WEAKER COPPER CoA2hPojhTp 0rJl8Puo1kn gQc3juSG7SL kf8phhAkxTc