# Long-Term Debt Costs Soar to Highest in Decades as Bonds Slump

https://mins.news/en/video/25520

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-18 21:23 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9LKs33HDr0

> Bloomberg Intelligence’s Ira Jersey said long-term Treasury yields are rising partly because US bonds must compete with debt from countries such as Japan. Buyers are worried about the health of developed bond markets and want a higher yield incentive, while competition from corporate bonds is described as “unprecedented.”

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