Watch out. Bank of America sees parallels between 2022 and now

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · Sep 25, 2026 · 328 words · By Fred Imbert

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The bond market is giving 2022 vibes right now, and not in a positive way, according to Bank of America.

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What happened

The bond market is giving 2022 vibes right now, and not in a positive way, according to Bank of America.

Why it matters

Yields skyrocketed to multiyear highs this week, as oil prices stay elevated and new U.S.

Common ground

data suggests the Federal Reserve may need to hike rates even more to quell inflation.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Stocks entered a bear market in 2022”

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Multiple web search results confirm that the stock market (specifically the S&P 500 and Nasdaq) entered a bear market in 2022, with one source explicitly stating the S&P 500 declined by 20% or more.

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web search NEUTRAL — Today, the stock market (S&P 500) did just that — declined by 20% or more, which is a bear market.¹ The Nasdaq has been in a bear market for a while and has declined over 30%; however, the Dow Jones I…
https://medium.datadriveninvestor.com/the-stock-market-enter…

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web search NEUTRAL — Enter Discount Code: 25less (then click apply) when you check out! What Member’s Get: Everything You Need To WIN! Members get exact entry and exit points in leading stocks. Marty’s Conviction List- To…
https://www.mcstockcharts.com/bearmarket2022/

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web search NEUTRAL — 2022 Mar 24. The stock market has rallied by more than 7.5% in just the past 6 trading sessions.My Thoughts On The Stock Market • Is The Bear Market Over?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXS2bk4_UyM

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Claim 2: “The S & P 500 is up around 1% week to date.”

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While the evidence provides general information about the S&P 500 index, none of the provided sources contain current weekly performance data to verify if it is up around 1%.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 companies with large market capitalizations, including two share classes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States that are considered to have large market ca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P Dow Jones Indices updates the components of the S&P 500 periodically, typically in response to mergers and acquisitions, corporate spin-offs, or in conjunction with the quarterly rebalancing. Betw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_components_of_the_S…

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Claim 3: “The 30-year bond yield also spiked to its highest levels since 2004.”

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Two independent cross-references from CNBC confirm that the 30-year Treasury bond yield reached its highest level since 2004, specifically citing a high of 5.501%.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A treasury is either: a government department related to finance and taxation, a finance ministry; in a business context, corporate treasury a place or location where treasure, such as currency or pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasury

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A treasury is a financial safe-house. Treasury may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasury_(disambiguation)

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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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Claim 4: “in 2022, when the US 10-year real yield broke out of a trading range and rose from approximately -1% to +1.5%.”

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The provided evidence discusses 10-year yields in 2026 and general definitions, but does not provide the specific real yield movement from -1% to +1.5% in 2022.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Us, us, uS, or US commonly refers to: Us (pronoun), the objective case of the English first-person plural pronoun we United States Us, us, uS, or US may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Us

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geog…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._state

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This Is Us is an American drama television series created by Dan Fogelman that aired on NBC from September 20, 2016, to May 24, 2022. The series follows the lives and families of two parents and their…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Us

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Claim 5: “SPY ETF , which tracks the S & P 500.”

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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant (adult content) and do not confirm the relationship between SPY and the S&P 500. However, this is a widely known financial fact; but based strictly on the provided evidence, there is no corroboration.

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https://kingbokep.tv/

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https://bokepindoh.agency/category/bokep-indo/

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web search NEUTRAL — Nonton Bokep Indo terbaru gratis kualitas HD newest. Koleksi video bokep viral Indonesia terlengkap, update setiap hari di BokepHot.
https://bokephot.net/categories/indonesia/

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Claim 6: “The Nasdaq Composite jumped nearly 2%.”

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The evidence provides general definitions and milestones of the Nasdaq Composite but contains no specific data regarding a recent 2% jump.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the Nasdaq Composite, a United States stock market index. Since first opening at 100.00 on February 5, 1971, the Nasdaq Composite has increased, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_Nasd…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nasdaq-100 is a stock market index made up of equity securities issued by 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The Nasdaq-100 is often abbreviated as NDX…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq-100

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NASDAQ Composite (ticker symbol ^IXIC) is a stock market index that includes almost all stocks listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500, it is o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq_Composite

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Claim 7: “The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield reached levels not seen since 2007 above 5.2%.”

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The claim states the yield rose above 5.2% (a level not seen since 2007). However, web search evidence indicates the yield climbed above 5.34%, which was its highest level since 2002, contradicting the 'since 2007' part of the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A treasury is a financial safe-house. Treasury may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasury_(disambiguation)

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Claim 8: “The S & P 500 fell more than 19% that year [2022], marking its worst annual performance since 2008 — when it tumbled 38%.”

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No evidence was found after searching for the specific percentage drops of the S&P 500 in 2022 or 2008.

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