Japanese government bond prices gained on Wednesday after strong demand for 10-year U.S. Treasury notes helped reverse the bearish mood sparked by the Senate runoffs last week.
U.S. government-bond yields pared an early climb Tuesday after a Treasury Department auction of new 10- year notes met strong demand from investors. The yield on the benchmark 10- year Treasury note traded recently at around 1.138%, according to Tradeweb, down from above 1.18% before the sale. The yield settled at 1.131% Monday.
U.S. government bond yields rose Monday despite a decline in stocks, headed for a sixth-consecutive session of gains after logging their biggest one-week increase since June. The yield on the benchmark 10- year Treasury note, which rises when bond prices fall, recently traded around 1.134%, according to Tradeweb. That is up from 1.105% at Friday's close.
Democratic victories in the Georgia Senate races this week have spurred investors to bet on a higher spending government that will bring growth and inflation to the U.S. economy. That view has shown up most spectacularly in the sharp rise in Treasury yields, especially among longer-dated bonds. The 30- year Treasury yield has jumped by more than one-fifth of 1 percentage point since the start of the year to hit 1.855% early Friday morning, according to Tradeweb.
U.S. government-bond yields rose faster than many expected after Democrats won control of the Senate, with traders focusing on the potential of more economic stimulus and the return of long-muted inflation. The yield on the 10- year U.S. Treasury note closed at 1.07% Thursday, according to data from Tradeweb, up from 1.041% Wednesday and 0.955% Tuesday before a pair of runoff elections in Georgia gave Democrats slim majorities in both houses of the U.S.
U.S. government-bond yields rose faster than many expected Thursday after Democrats won control of the Senate, with traders focusing on the potential of more economic stimulus and the return of long-muted inflation. The yield on the 10- year U.S. Treasury note traded at 1.081% Thursday morning, according to data from Tradeweb, up from 1.041% Wednesday and 0.955% Tuesday before a pair of runoff elections in Georgia gave Democrats slim majorities in both houses of the U.S.
The yield on the benchmark 10- year U.S. Treasury note rose above 1% for the first time since March on Wednesday, reflecting increased bets on additional fiscal stimulus after Georgia's runoff Senate elections. The yield on the 10- year note settled at 1.041%, according to Tradeweb, up from 0.955% on Tuesday.
The yield on the benchmark 10- year U.S. Treasury note rose above 1% for the first time since March, after returns from Georgia's closely watched runoff elections fueled bets that Democrats will win narrow control of the Senate. The yield on the 10- year note settled at 1.041%, according to Tradeweb, up from 0.955% on Tuesday.
The yield on the benchmark 10- year U.S. Treasury note rose above 1% for the first time since March, after returns from Georgia's closely watched runoff elections fueled bets that Democrats will win narrow control of the Senate. In recent trading, the yield on the benchmark 10- year U.S.
Bitcoin traded above $35,000 for the first time in Asia on Wednesday, rising to a high of $35,879 and extending a rally that has seen the digital currency rise more than 800% since mid-March. The world's most popular cryptocurrency crossed $20,000 for the first time ever on Dec. 16.
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