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US Issues $25B 5% 30-Year Bonds, Japan Pulls $30B

5/18/2026

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The U.S. Treasury sold $25 billion of 30-year bonds at a 5 % yield on 2026-05-17, first 5 % clearing since 2007, after demand in March auctions lifted the 30-year yield above 5 % in May.
Japanese investors withdrew $29.6 billion from U.S. debt in Q1 2026, the largest quarterly sale since Q2 2022.
Japan still holds about $1.24 trillion of U.S. debt, the biggest foreign share, while 10-year JGB yields rose to 2.73 %, the highest since May 1997.

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Story summary

The U.S. Treasury sold $25 billion of 30-year bonds at a 5 % yield on 2026-05-17, first 5 % clearing since 2007, after demand in March auctions lifted the 30-year yield above 5 % in May.
Japanese investors withdrew $29.6 billion from U.S. debt in Q1 2026, the largest quarterly sale since Q2 2022.
Japan still holds about $1.24 trillion of U.S. debt, the biggest foreign share, while 10-year JGB yields rose to 2.73 %, the highest since May 1997.