US 10-Year Treasury Yield Slides to Seven-Week Low
The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note declined toward 4.9% on Friday, reaching its lowest level in seven weeks as a broad selloff in global tech and AI stocks prompted investors to shift toward the relative safety of government bonds. Demand for safe-haven assets strengthened following disappointing earnings reports from major technology companies, including Alphabet, Amazon and Intel that amplified concerns about the AI trade. Meanwhile, data on Thursday showed that the US economy expanded at a stronger-than-expected annualized rate of 3.4% in Q3, supported by robust consumer spending and AI-driven investment. The US PCE price index also increased 0.5% in September, marking its largest monthly gain since March and reinforcing expectations of a Fed rate hike later this year. Although the central bank maintained interest rates at current levels on Wednesday, markets continue to assign roughly a 75% probability of a rate increase in December, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.
The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note declined toward 4.9% on Friday, reaching its lowest level in seven weeks as a broad selloff in global tech and AI stocks prompted investors to shift toward the relative safety of government bonds. Demand for safe-haven assets strengthened following disappointing earnings reports from major technology companies, including Alphabet, Amazon and Intel that amplified concerns about the AI trade. Meanwhile, data on Thursday showed that the US economy expanded at a stronger-than-expected annualized rate of 3.4% in Q3, supported by robust consumer spending and AI-driven investment.
The US PCE price index also increased 0.5% in September, marking its largest monthly gain since March and reinforcing expectations of a Fed rate hike later this year. Although the central bank maintained interest rates at current levels on Wednesday, markets continue to assign roughly a 75% probability of a rate increase in December, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.