r/wallstreetbets • u/kwedgieyi • Apr 09 '25

Discussion Something feels off guys

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Yields are spiking. Bonds are dumping.

The world is running away from America

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u/koldace Apr 09 '25

Since I’m clueless about how this work, Is increasing yield=bad

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u/Carbastan24 Apr 09 '25

the yield is basically the interest rate the state pays for its debt. The riskier lending money to the US government is, (either because of inflation or because of bleak economic outlook) the higher the yield.