Beware borrowing costs: The jump in yields could hit these debt-laden stocks the most

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · Sep 25, 2026 · 261 words · By Liz Napolitano

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What to know about Monetary Policy

Bond yields have jumped to their highest levels in decades, posing a risk to shares of companies that are saddled with large amounts of debt, according to Piper Sandler.

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What happened

Bond yields have jumped to their highest levels in decades, posing a risk to shares of companies that are saddled with large amounts of debt, according to Piper Sandler.

Why it matters

government bonds have soared with the economy running hot, high energy prices stirring inflation and futures traders betting the Federal Reserve will raise rates again before the end of the year.

Common ground

The 10-year Treasury note yield touched 5.22% Thursday, its highest since July 2007, while the 30-year Treasury got to 5.50%, a 22-year high.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the 30-year Treasury got to 5.50%, a 22-year high”

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A CNBC web search result mentions the 30-year Treasury yield hitting its highest level since 2004 (which aligns with a '22-year high' if the current date is 2026), but it does not explicitly confirm the specific figure of 5.50%. Other sources are general descriptions of the Treasury.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States. It is one of 15 current U.S. government departments. The treasury …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_th…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United States Treasury securities, also called Treasuries or Treasurys, are government debt instruments issued by the United States Department of the Treasury to finance government spending as a suppl…
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Claim 2: “public companies in the S & P 1500 index with debt loads above $5 billion, where more than 50% of the debt is coming due over the next five years”

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While Wikipedia provides definitions for the S&P 1500, 400, and 600 indices, there is no evidence provided regarding the specific debt loads, the $5 billion threshold, or the maturity dates of debt for these companies.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 600 (S&P SmallCap 600 or Standard and Poor's 600) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 600 companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States that are considered to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_600

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P Composite 1500 Index, more commonly known as the S&P 1500, is a stock market index of US stocks published by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It includes stocks in the S&P 500, S&P 400, and S&P 600 and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_1500

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 400 (S&P MidCap 400 or Standard and Poor's 400) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 400 companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States that are considered to ha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_400

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Claim 3: “The 10-year Treasury note yield touched 5.22% Thursday, its highest since July 2007”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant social media video links and general Wikipedia entries about currency intervention and attorneys. None of the sources mention the 10-year Treasury note yield reaching 5.22% or its relation to July 2007.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In July 2026, the United States and Japan launched a rare joint currency intervention to strengthen the Japanese yen currency after it hit a 40-year low against the U.S. dollar. The effort, led by the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_U.S.–Japan_yen_interventi…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bimal V. Patel is an American attorney who served as the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for the Financial Stability Overs…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimal_Patel_(attorney)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in July 1925:
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