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The 10-year Treasury yield surged to 4.61% on May 18th, representing a 3.0 standard deviation move above its recent 4.25% mean—a statistically rare event suggesting significant market repricing. This sharp rise coincides with record-high GDP growth (+1.4% quarterly) and CPI inflation (+1.8% over 3 months), signaling bond markets are pricing in persistent inflationary pressures despite stable 4.3% unemployment. The term structure steepening suggests investors expect the Federal Reserve to maintain restrictive monetary policy longer than previously anticipated. Bond vigilantes appear to be demanding higher risk premiums as fiscal expansion meets supply-side constraints. How sustainable is this yield level given current macro fundamentals?