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US stocks drop as 30-year Treasury yield hits 2007 high

US stocks ended lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged and the 30-year US Treasury yield hit its highest level since 2007.

Major US indices lost more than 1.5 percent. The yield on the 30-year US Treasury note reached 5.2125 percent.

The Fed left rates unchanged despite persistent inflation in the wake of the US-Iran war. The market close also followed a jump in oil prices.

Update

Major US stock indices lost more than 1.5 percent.

The 30-year US Treasury yield hit 5.2125 percent, its highest level since 2007.

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged despite persistent inflation in the wake of the US-Iran war.

Source note: AFP news report published on 29 July 2026 at 20:14:53 UTC.

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The supplied information did not provide closing levels for the major US stock indices.

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AFP news report published on .

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