Yields on U.S. Treasuries advanced broadly by 12-15 bps last Friday (20th), as the market increasingly worried that prolonged Mideast war may prop up global inflation, Bloomberg reported. Bond traders raised the expectation of a Federal Reserve rate hike before October to 50%. Furthermore, there is no longer an expectation for the Fed to cut rates this year. Ahead of the U.S.-Iran conflict on February 28, the market had anticipated the Fed would cut rates twice this year, each by 25 bps.Related NewsUnemployment Rate for Mar in United States is 4.3%, lower than the previous value of 4.4%. The forecast was 4.4%.The yield on the five-year U.S. Treasury, which is relatively sensitive to Fed meetings on interest rates, rose above 4% last Friday for the first time since July last year and further increased to 4.035% in early Asian trading. The ten-year Treasury yield grew to 4.39% last Friday, the highest since August last year, and further increased to 4.407% in early Asian trading. The thirty-year Treasury yield also hiked to 4.972%.
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