Meta and Microsoft led tech stocks higher last week despite soaring bond yields
- ID
- 28955
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 27 Sep 2026, 12:21 AM
- Fetched
- 27 Sep 2026, 1:18 AM
- Provider
- CNBC Technology
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/26/meta-microsoft-led-tech-higher-this-week-despite-soaring-bond-yields.html
- Source URL
- https://www.cnbc.com/id/19854910/device/rss/rss.html
Summary
- Score
- 3.0
- Created
- 27 Sep 2026, 1:19 AM
- Tags
- Audience
- saas_founders
What happened
CNBC's weekly market recap says Meta and Microsoft helped lead tech stocks higher: the Nasdaq rose 2% for the week, the S&P 500 gained 1%, and the Dow added 0.3%. The rally came despite Treasury yields hitting multidecade highs—the 10-year topped 5.2% for the first time since 2007 and the 30-year touched 5.5%, its highest since 2004—after a strong manufacturing PMI and Fed Governor Michael Barr saying further policy adjustments are likely. Brent crude climbed as high as $108 before easing on reports that Iran asked the U.S. to return to negotiations, though the article text is truncated.
Why it matters
For Malaysian SaaS and startup founders, the concrete signal is that US 10-year and 30-year yields at 5.2%+ and 5.5% can keep global venture capital and debt more expensive, so fundraising and runway plans should not assume a quick return to cheap capital. The article has no Malaysia-specific policy, funding, infrastructure, or builder detail, so treat it as macro context rather than an actionable local opportunity.
Discussion angle
Should a US 10-year yield above 5.2% change how Malaysian founders time a raise or set runway targets, or is the Meta/Microsoft-led tech strength enough to offset the higher cost of capital?