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The yield on the Swiss 10-year government bond rose to 0.57%, reaching its highest level in two weeks, tracking higher US Treasury yields following stronger-than-expected inflation that raised bets of a Fed rate hike in October. In Switzerland, inflation rose to a two-year high of 1% in September, mainly due to higher
MUFG Bank's Derek Halpenny said Japan potentially introducing tax-free opportunities to hold domestic government bonds could support the yen and affect flows into foreign equity markets. He also noted record foreign equity purchases through Japan's NISA program and said the dollar rose 0.2% to 158.23 yen.
Fitch says U.S. and European high-yield credit continues to benefit from solid investor demand, with lenders and investors competing to finance leveraged issuers. The firm said spreads remain below the 20-year average, supporting risk-adjusted returns.
Stock futures rose Friday as AI-related shares recovered and oil prices fell. The rebound followed Thursday's tech selloff, while investors also looked ahead to next week's earnings season and later U.S. consumer sentiment data.
The dollar index is firmer and Treasury yields are near multiyear highs, pressuring grain futures and other commodities. The roundup also includes analyst views on euro weakness, euro adoption prospects and fixed-income valuations.
U.S. Treasury yields are hovering near multiyear highs as investors watch Federal Reserve commentary and a 30-year bond auction. The 10-year yield traded as high as 5.353%, while the 30-year yield was around 5.696%.
The dollar's recent advance could continue if the Fed minutes show broad support for further rate hikes, according to Infinox's Thadeu Dos Santos. A more cautious readout could reverse the move, while Thursday's jobless claims report is also seen as a possible catalyst.
The Swiss franc reached a two-month high against the euro and a one-week high versus the dollar. This strength is attributed to markets decreasing their expectations for U.S. interest rate hikes and increased safe-haven flows, coinciding with a widening gap in French-German government bond yields to a 14-year peak due