Yields had a big week. Why these moves may be reminiscent of 1987

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 21, 2026 · 450 words · By Liz Napolitano

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What to know about Inflationary Pressures

Bond yields pushed higher this week, reminding one bond strategist of a dark time on Wall Street.

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What happened

Bond yields pushed higher this week, reminding one bond strategist of a dark time on Wall Street.

Why it matters

The 30-year Treasury bond yield topped 5.3% this week, hitting levels not seen since 2007.

Common ground

The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield climbed as high as 4.748%, its highest level since January 2025.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 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 S & P 500, meanwhile, was less than 2% off its Aug. 13 peak of 7,816.70.”

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The evidence provided for this claim is completely irrelevant, discussing Microsoft monitor refresh rates and passkeys instead of the S&P 500.

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Claim 2: “the S & P 500's trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio has declined to around 26, it remains near the 29.24 multiple reached earlier this year, its highest since 2021.”

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No evidence was found or provided for this claim.

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Claim 3: “The 10-year also topped 10% back then [1987].”

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The provided evidence discusses current 10-year yields (around 5%) but contains no data regarding 10-year yields in 1987.

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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 …
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Claim 4: “In 1987 — the same year the S & P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered their biggest one-day declines in history — the 30-year bond yield sailed to a high of 10.24% after beginning the year below 7.5%.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia definitions of Treasuries and unrelated current yield data. There is no evidence provided regarding 1987 bond yields (10.24% or 7.5%).

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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…
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Claim 5: “In 1987... the S & P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered their biggest one-day declines in history”

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Multiple sources, including Yahoo Search and The Motley Fool, confirm that on 'Black Monday' in 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its largest single-day percentage decline in history (22.6%).

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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 — S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) produces, maintains, licenses, and markets stock market indices. The company is 73% owned by S&P Global and 27% owned by CME Group. Stock market indices maintained by t…
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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 6: “The former [Dow] was just 2.9% below an intraday record of 54,744.33 reached on Aug. 5.”

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TradingView and Investing.com both confirm the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached a high of 54,744.33 on August 5, 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Dow Jones Industrial Average Index reached its highest quote on Aug 5, 2026 — 54,744.33 POINT.Dow Jones Industrial Average Index is just a number that lets you track performance of the instruments com…
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web search NEUTRAL — Dow Jones today: Live dow jones data including live quotes and data, charts, news and analysis covering the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA).52 wk Range. 45,057.28. 54,744.33. General.
https://www.investing.com/indices/us-30

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web search NEUTRAL — The Dow remains within 2.4% of its 52-week high of 54,744.33, with the session’s low of 53,289.88 now serving as a near-term support level heading into the following week.
https://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2026/09/20/dow-jones-in…

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Claim 7: “The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield climbed as high as 4.748%, its highest level since January 2025.”

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While web results discuss Treasury yields hitting 5% in 2026 or 2023, none of the provided evidence mentions the specific figure of 4.748% or a peak relative to January 2025.

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Claim 8: “The 30-year Treasury bond yield topped 5.3% this week, hitting levels not seen since 2007.”

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Multiple sources confirm the 30-year Treasury yield rose to its highest level since 2007. The Motley Fool explicitly mentions it rose to its highest level since 2007, and ZeroHedge notes the 10-year (related benchmark) also hit 2007 levels.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A treasury is a financial safe-house. Treasury may also refer to:
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Claim 9: “Both rates ended 1987 below 9%.”

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The evidence provided for this claim is completely irrelevant, discussing 'Lock My PC' software instead of Treasury yields.

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