by Wolf Richter, Wolf Street:

“Fed hikes till something breaks.” But honey, the biggest thing has already broken: price stability. The Fed is trying to fix it.

The unloved 20-year Treasury yield – “unloved” because it has been higher than the 30-year yield ever since the 20-year Treasury security was introduced in May 2020 – spiked 13 basis points today, after rising 8 basis points yesterday, to close at 5.13%, making it the first of the long-term yields to blow over the 5% line.