{"id":71787,"date":"2026-09-15T02:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T06:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/global-markets-shaken-as-u-s-yields-hit-5-amid-strait-of-hormuz-crisis\/71787\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T02:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T06:08:14","slug":"global-markets-shaken-as-u-s-yields-hit-5-amid-strait-of-hormuz-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/global-markets-shaken-as-u-s-yields-hit-5-amid-strait-of-hormuz-crisis\/71787\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Markets Shaken as U.S. Yields Hit 5% Amid Strait of Hormuz Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 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data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/global-markets-shaken-as-u-s-yields-hit-5-amid-strait-of-hormuz-crisis\/71787\/#Middle_East_Crisis_Escalates_in_the_Strait_of_Hormuz\" >Middle East Crisis Escalates in the Strait of Hormuz<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/global-markets-shaken-as-u-s-yields-hit-5-amid-strait-of-hormuz-crisis\/71787\/#Central_Banks_Pivot_Amid_Bond_Market_Volatility\" >Central Banks Pivot Amid Bond Market Volatility<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/global-markets-shaken-as-u-s-yields-hit-5-amid-strait-of-hormuz-crisis\/71787\/#Regional_Developments_Japan_and_China\" >Regional Developments: Japan and China<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/global-markets-shaken-as-u-s-yields-hit-5-amid-strait-of-hormuz-crisis\/71787\/#APAC_and_European_Market_Outlook\" >APAC and European Market Outlook<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Takeaways\"><\/span>Key Takeaways<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>U.S. 10-year Treasury yields touched 5.00%<\/strong> for the first time since 2023, driven by surging <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/energy\/crude-oil\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"12\" title=\"Crude oil\">oil prices<\/a> and building bets for a <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong> rate hike.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Bank of England<\/strong> is reportedly planning an overhaul of its gilt-sale program, which may include <strong>pausing sales of 20-year and 30-year bonds<\/strong> to address severe market turbulence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Iran&#39;s IRGC Navy<\/strong> has declared the <strong>Strait of Hormuz closed<\/strong>, claiming control over the strategic waterway after an oil tanker reportedly exploded due to naval mines.<\/li>\n<li><strong>China<\/strong> implemented strict new <strong>exit restrictions<\/strong> targeting citizens with access to strategic technology, citing national security and industrial protection.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Japan&#39;s Finance Minister Katayama<\/strong> reaffirmed that the government will <strong>avoid using deficit-financing bonds<\/strong> to fund upcoming tax reductions, emphasizing fiscal discipline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Market_Turmoil_as_US_Yields_Breach_5\"><\/span>Market Turmoil as U.S. Yields Breach 5%<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Global financial markets are under intense pressure as the <strong>U.S. 10-year Treasury yield<\/strong> hit the critical <strong>5.00%<\/strong> threshold on Tuesday. The surge follows hotter-than-expected inflation data and a 92% market-priced probability of a 25-basis-point rate hike by the Federal Reserve (<a href=\"\/stock\/FRB\">FRB<\/a>) later this week. <em>Investors are increasingly concerned that &quot;higher-for-longer&quot; interest rates will continue to weigh on equity valuations, particularly in the technology sector.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Middle_East_Crisis_Escalates_in_the_Strait_of_Hormuz\"><\/span>Middle East Crisis Escalates in the Strait of Hormuz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Energy markets are on high alert following reports from the <strong>Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)<\/strong> that the <strong>Strait of Hormuz<\/strong> is now closed and under its total control. The announcement followed the explosion of the Panama-flagged tanker <em>El Gaia<\/em>, which Iran claims hit naval mines in a &quot;forbidden&quot; route. <strong>Oman LNG<\/strong> stated its long-term plans remain unchanged despite the crisis, but crude futures remain firm as the <strong>IRGC<\/strong> continues to target maritime traffic in the region.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Central_Banks_Pivot_Amid_Bond_Market_Volatility\"><\/span>Central Banks Pivot Amid Bond Market Volatility<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Bank of England<\/strong> is expected to announce a significant overhaul of its quantitative tightening (QT) program this Thursday. According to reports from the <em>Daily Telegraph<\/em>, the central bank may <strong>halt sales of long-dated gilts<\/strong> (20-year and 30-year) to stabilize a bond market currently facing multi-decade high yields. Similarly, <strong>South Korea\u2019s<\/strong> Ministry of Finance indicated it may introduce emergency measures to calm its domestic bond market if conditions continue to deteriorate.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Regional_Developments_Japan_and_China\"><\/span>Regional Developments: Japan and China<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In Japan, Finance Minister <strong>Satsuki Katayama<\/strong> stated that the government would not rely on special deficit-financing bonds to fund a planned cut in the consumption tax on food. Instead, the administration plans to utilize budget reforms and a review of tax expenditures to maintain fiscal sustainability. Meanwhile, <strong>China<\/strong> has officially launched new exit-and-entry regulations that allow authorities to bar citizens from leaving if they are deemed a threat to <strong>national technology security<\/strong>, a move seen as a tightening of control over strategic industrial intellectual property.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"APAC_and_European_Market_Outlook\"><\/span>APAC and European Market Outlook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Asian-Pacific stocks traded mostly lower on Tuesday, following a sell-off in major tech firms like <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock\/NVDA\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"15\" title=\"stock: NVDA\">Nvidia<\/a> (<a href=\"\/stock\/NVDA\">NVDA<\/a>) and Broadcom (<a href=\"\/stock\/AVGO\">AVGO<\/a>). European equity futures indicate a flat open as investors await key economic data, including <strong>UK Jobs\/Wages<\/strong> and <strong>EU ZEW Economic Sentiment<\/strong>. The <strong>U.S. Dollar Index (DXY)<\/strong> edged higher in APAC trade, while the <strong>Korean Won<\/strong> weakened 0.8% against the greenback, trailing its regional peers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Takeaways U.S. 10-year Treasury yields touched 5.00% for the first time since 2023, driven by surging oil prices and 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