The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yields climbed above 5%, the highest level since October 2023. Lewis Krauskopf looks at why yields are climbing and what it means for investors ▻ ↧ US 10-year yields reach 5%, highest since 2023 Benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury yields climbed above 5% on Monday, the highest level since October ​2023 and a closely watched psychological threshold that analysts say ‌could ripple through the U.S. economy and threaten the bull market in stocks by denting the relative appeal of U.S. equities.