US 5-Year Yield Hits 20-Month High: Are Stocks and Bitcoin at Risk?

• US 5-year Treasury yield hits 4.568% as oil and inflation fears intensify.
• Higher Treasury returns pressure stocks and raise Bitcoin’s opportunity cost.
• Fed hike odds reach 65% as traders watch oil, yields and the U.S. dollar.

The US 5-Year Treasury Yield has risen to 4.568%, its highest level in 20 months, as investors deal with rising oil prices, persistent inflation concerns and growing federal borrowing needs.

The move is drawing attention beyond the bond market because higher Treasury returns can keep borrowing costs higher while increasing competition for capital invested in stocks, Bitcoin and other risk assets.

Why Is the US 5-Year Treasury Yield Rising?

Oil has emerged as the immediate catalyst. Brent crude recently surged above $90 per barrel as renewed U.S.-Iran fighting and attacks on two Saudi oil tankers intensified concerns over supplies movi…

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