Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 22
US Treasury Yields Rise Across Curve as Trump’s Iran Threat Lifts Oil, Inflation Risks
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 22

US Treasury Yields Rise Across Curve as Trump’s Iran Threat Lifts Oil, Inflation Risks

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 22

Summary

  • Treasuries fell as traders returned from Friday’s cash-market holiday, pushing yields higher across the curve after Donald Trump again threatened military action against Iran.
  • Oil prices climbed on fears that escalating Middle East tensions could keep energy costs elevated, driving investors to reassess the inflation outlook.
  • The selloff underscored how geopolitical pressure on crude can complicate the Federal Reserve’s effort to bring inflation under control.

Insights

With peace talks starting, why are markets still bracing for a wider Middle East war and runaway inflation?
Can a new U.S.-Iran peace deal finally tame soaring oil prices and curb years of relentless inflation?
Is record US debt, not Iran, the real reason US Treasuries are no longer a safe haven in a crisis?