Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in October 2023
History suggests that bond yields aren't actually that high, compared to prior decades.
  • The yield on the 10-year Treasury is hovering close to 5%, the highest level in 16 years.  
  • Strategists at Barclays this week said Fed policy isn't even very tight and rates won't fall soon. 
  • Here's what history says about the rise in US bond yields and where Treasurys may be headed next.  

Investors have been dumping US government bonds as the market adjusts to the outlook of interest rates being higher for longer.