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30-Year Treasury Yield Hits Its Highest Level Since 2007 as Oil Climbs on Iran Tensions — Wall Street Dips Ahead of a Big-Box Retail Earnings Week
The 30-year Treasury yield pushed to roughly 5.30% Monday, its highest since 2007, as oil climbed on the U.S.-Iran standoff and traders priced under a one-in-three chance of a September rate cut. The S&P 500 and Dow slipped modestly ahead of Tuesday's Home Depot earnings, while OmniAb jumped 18% on an Eli Lilly deal and EyePoint sank 70% on a failed wet-AMD trial.
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