US economy Video: Increasing rates. Is it 2007 all over again?

BlackRock's Rick Rieder discusses the 30-year Treasury yield’s highest level since 2007, where rates are headed, where the best opportunities in fixed income are, and what the bond market may be telling investors about the road ahead.

by UBS Editorial Team 20 Aug 2026

Trillions of dollars are sitting in cash. Treasury yields are at record levels. AI is fueling a borrowing boom, and investors are asking one question: 'Where are the opportunities now?'

In this video , Anthony Pastore is joined by BlackRock's Rick Rieder to discuss the outlook for markets.

Rieder is a member of the Research Advisory Board at UBS.

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