10-year Treasury yields rise above 2% as market monitors Russia-Ukraine, awaits U.S. inflation reading

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Treasury yields edge higher Friday as investors track Russia's attack in Eastern Europe and await an important update on U.S. inflation.

Treasury yields rose Friday morning as investors tracked Russia’s assault on Ukraine and awaited an important update on U.S. inflation.

What are yields doing? What’s driving the market? Yields were buoyant on Friday amid mixed reports tied to the conflict in Eastern Europe. Russian forces were reportedly closing in on Kyiv and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed not to surrender the country’s capital, while reports indicated that Moscow might be willing to hold talks to possible resolve animosities.

The current bout of selling in bonds, which was nudging yields up, comes as investors await an update on U.S. inflation, the personal consumption expenditure price index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation. Market-based projections point to a near-certain chance that the Federal Reserve hikes benchmark interest rates, which stand at a range between 0% and 0.25%, next month, and proceed to consistently raise rates.

 

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