# What's driving up the 30-year Treasury yield?

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Podcast: [Marketplace All-in-One](https://stenobird.com/podcast/marketplace-all-in-one-432449)
Published: 2026-07-22T22:15:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.marketplace.org/episode/2026/07/22/whats-driving-up-the-30year-treasury-yield
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The yield on a 30-year Treasury bond has been hovering above 5% for a couple weeks — the longest stretch since the Great Recession. One reason is Treasury bonds are competing with Big Tech debt. We’ll explain, with help from one reporter’s shady gym membership deal. Also in this episode: AT&T attributes strong earnings to service bundles, a customs broker updates us on shipping logistics amid tariff changes, and Kai explains why Fed economists want to keep inflation expectations "anchored." Every story has an economic angle. Want some in your inbox? Subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletter. Marketplace is more than a radio show. Check out our original reporting and financial literacy content at marketplace.org — and consider making an investment in our future. Read the stories in today’s episode: 30-year Treasury yields stick above 5% China's consumer economy is losing steam AT&T's service bundles make for an earnings boon Inside the "tariff whirlpool" with a brokerage manager What “anchored inflation expectations” mean for the Fed

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