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Checking in on the bond market… Washington’s $4 billion bandaid… why the vigilantes are furious at Warsh… Luke Lango’s 5% line in the sand… the number Yardeni is watching

As I write on Wednesday, the bond market just got rescued…for the moment.

Yesterday, the 30-year Treasury yield touched 5.33% – a 19-year high. The “Bond Vigilantes” were in open revolt, and the question was how much higher they’d push before something in the stock market broke.

This morning, the Treasury blinked.