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What breaks first at a 5.24% 10-year: the Fed's playbook reset

Published September 29, 20269 min read
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The Fed’s return to tightening has reset expectations across the Treasury market. Illustration: MarketIntelLabs

The Federal Reserve ended a three-year pause on September 16, raising its target range by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00%, and the repricing that followed has become the actual message of this cycle: a 10-year Treasury that settled at 5.241% on September 28, its highest level since 2007, is what a real tightening regime looks like, and it is the latest chapter in the Fed policy framework . The question now crowding every asset class is not whether the hiking cycle has resumed. It is which corner of the market cracks first as discount rates compress, and the data that lands this week will decide the answer.

Key Takeaways The Fed's first hike since 2023, 25 basis points to a 3.75%-4.00% target o…

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