The benchmark 10-year Treasury rate edged up to 3.0% yesterday (April 24) for the first time since 2014, based on daily data published by Treasury.gov. It’s just another number, but the milestone is widely viewed as another sign that the secular bull market in bonds that’s prevailed for decades has ended.
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