Analysis: Bond market pressure is squeezing Main Street as Wall Street waits on Warsh

Bonds squeeze Main Street as Wall Street waits on Warsh — Analysis Skip Navigation Markets Pre-Markets U.S. Markets Currencies Prediction Markets Cryptocurrency Futures & Commodities Bonds Funds & ETFs Business Economy Finance Health & Science Media Real Estate Energy Climate Transportation Investigations Industrials Retail Wealth Sports Life Small Business Investing Personal Finance Fintech Financial Advisors Options Action ETF Street Buffett Archive Earnings Trader Talk Tech Cybersecurity AI Enterprise Internet Media Mobile Social Media CNBC Disruptor 50 Tech Guide Politics & Policy White House Policy Defense Congress Expanding Opportunity Video Latest Video Full Episodes Livestream Live Audio Live TV Schedule CNBC Podcasts CEO Interviews CNBC Documentaries Digital Originals Watchlist Investing Club Trust Portfolio Analysis Trade Alerts Meeting Videos Homestretch Jim's Columns Education Subscribe PRO Pro News Josh Brown Mike Santoli Calls of the Day My Portfolio Livestream Full Episodes Stock Screener Market Forecast Options Investing Chart Investing Subscribe Livestream Menu Make It select USA INTL Livestream Search quotes, news & videos Livestream Watchlist SIGN IN Create free account Markets Business Investing Tech Politics & Policy Video Watchlist Investing Club PRO Livestream Menu Federal Reserve Analysis: Bond market pressure is squeezing Main Street as Wall Street waits on Warsh Published Tue, Aug 18 2026 12:48 PM EDT Matt Peterson @in/mattpetersonwrites WATCH LIVE Key Points Long-term Treasury yields have climbed, steepening the yield curve even though the Fed has kept its policy rate unchanged. Higher yields feed into mortgages, auto loans, credit cards and other consumer borrowing costs. Iran-war energy prices, AI infrastructure spending and large federal deficits are all adding pressure to the bond market. Warsh may try to calm markets at Jackson Hole, but the Fed cannot fix the government’s fiscal imbalance on its own. In this article US2Y US10Y .SPX Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT A trader works, as a screen broadcasts a press conference by U.S. Bu özet bilgilendirme amaçlıdır, yatırım tavsiyesi değildir. — hisseonlinebot