The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield has risen from below 4.4% to 5.28% in recent months, raising borrowing costs and possibly pressuring stocks. However, Fidelity’s analysis of S&P 500 data from January 1992 to April 2026 found that rate hikes often coincided with higher S&P 500 returns over the following 12 months when the Federal Reserve raised rates alongside strong economic growth. Higher yields may reflect economic optimism, or concerns about government debt and the large volume of corporate bonds issued by AI companies. The author advises investors to stay the course, noting the S&P 500 has averaged 9.98% annual returns since 1928, and the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) has returned more than 15% annualized over 10 years and about 13.8% over five years.
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