Barclays Warns: AI Investment Boom Could Drive 30-Year US Treasury Yields to 6%

Barclays analysts suggest that if the AI investment boom leads to sustained productivity gains, the yield on the 30-year US Treasury could surge to 6%. Stronger productivity would enable faster economic growth and force markets to raise long-term interest rate expectations, pushing borrowing costs higher. The yield has already climbed above 5.61%, its highest since 2002.

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US Congressional Probe Widens: Lawmakers Demand KYC and Trading Surveillance Details from Prediction Markets and Crypto Platforms

US House Oversight Committee's top Republican James Comer has expanded an insider trading probe into prediction markets, requesting detailed information on KYC procedures and suspicious transaction monitoring from Hyperliquid Labs, Crypto.com, and Aristotle Exchange. This follows a similar investigation launched in May into major platforms Kalshi and Polymarket.

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