Markets are no longer convinced by AI spending alone. Investors now want evidence of cash flow and profitability. This is driving rotation into attractively priced, dividend-generating sectors that can also enhance diversification.
Ten-year Treasury yields moved above 5% on 15 September, just ahead of the Fed hike, and have stayed there, reaching 5.3% on 5 October. That is the highest level in almost 25 years. Yet equity markets have remained resilient, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq setting new highs. So, the key question is not just where yields go next, but what is driving them and how they will impact markets.