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.
Uncertainty notes
The supplied information did not provide closing levels for the major US stock indices.
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AFP news report published on .