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    Yields hit 2004 highs as Oracle force majeure highlights power grid risk

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    Yields hit 2004 highs as Oracle force majeure highlights power grid risk

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    The U.S. equity complex faced a second straight day of declines as the long end of the Treasury curve repriced higher, lifting the 30-year yield to a level last recorded in 2004. The Nasdaq led losses, falling up to 0.8%, with broad pressure across interest-rate-sensitive assets. Compounding sector-specific headwind in technology, Oracle invoked force majeure on its planned New Mexico data center build due to utility interconnect constraints. The announcement highlighted mounting power availability challenges confronting hyperscalers racing to build out computational capacity.

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    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-09-25
    Published
    2026-10-20
    Revision
    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Yields hit 2004 highs as Oracle force majeure highlights power grid risk”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-25. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-25/yields-hit-2004-highs-as-oracle-force-majeure-highlights-power-grid-risk-811370

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    Yields hit 2004 highs as Oracle force majeure highlights power grid risk
    The U.S. equity complex faced a second straight day of declines as the long end of the Treasury curve repriced higher, lifting the 30-year yield to a level last recorded in 2004. The Nasdaq led losses, falling up to 0.8%, with broad pressure across interest-rate-sensitive assets. Compounding sector-specific headwind in technology, Oracle invoked force majeure on its planned New Mexico data center build due to utility interconnect constraints. The announcement highlighted mounting power availability challenges confronting hyperscalers racing to build out computational capacity.
    SPYTLTUSOORCL
    Impact
    86
    SEP 25
    SIG
    91%
    SPYTLTUSO
    Yields hit 2004 highs as Oracle force majeure highlights power grid risk
    The U.S. equity complex faced a second straight day of declines as the long end of the Treasury curve repriced higher, lifting the 30-year yield to a level last recorded in 2004. The Nasdaq led losses, falling up to 0.8%, with broad pressure across interest-rate-sensitive assets. Compounding sector-specific headwind in technology, Oracle invoked force majeure on its planned New Mexico data center build due to utility interconnect constraints. The announcement highlighted mounting power availability challenges confronting hyperscalers racing to build out computational capacity.
    → Higher 30-year discount rates compress high-multiple growth equities while localized grid bottlenecks directly threaten hyperscaler cloud capex deployment schedules.
    Impact
    The U.S. equity complex faced a second straight day of declines as the long end of the Treasury curve repriced higher, lifting the 30-year yield to a level last recorded in 2004. The Nasdaq led losses, falling up to 0.8%, with broad pressure across interest-rate-sensitive assets. Compounding sector-specific headwind in technology, Oracle invoked force majeure on its planned New Mexico data center build due to utility interconnect constraints. The announcement highlighted mounting power availability challenges confronting hyperscalers racing to build out computational capacity.
    Affected
    SPYTLTUSOORCL
    Transmission
    Higher 30-year discount rates compress high-multiple growth equities while localized grid bottlenecks directly threaten hyperscaler cloud capex deployment schedules.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    SPYhigher discount rates compressing valuation multiplesDownintradayS&P 500 fell 0.48% to 0.5% amid rising Treasury yields
    TLTduration sell-off on 30-year yield breakoutDown1-5d30-year Treasury yield rose to a 2004 multidecade high
    USOgeopolitical risk premium lifting crude futuresUp1-5dGeopolitical tensions drove oil prices up during session
    ORCLinfrastructure project delay and revenue realization pushoutDown1-4wOracle tumbled nearly 5% after invoking force majeure on New Mexico data center project

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    AssetCallBase close+1 day+5 days+20 days
    SPYDownagreed771.35 2026-09-25-0.74%-0.22%Pending
    TLTDownagreed79.32 2026-09-25-0.88%-2.32%Pending
    USOUpdisagreed148.33 2026-09-25+1.13%-0.65%Pending
    ORCLDownagreed137.10 2026-09-25-3.28%-1.03%Pending

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