Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 10
US 10-Year Treasury Yield Rises to 4.561% as US-Iran Strikes Strain Ceasefire
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 10

US 10-Year Treasury Yield Rises to 4.561% as US-Iran Strikes Strain Ceasefire

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 10

Summary

  • The 10-year Treasury yield rose more than 2 basis points to 4.561% on Friday, while the 2-year gained more than 4 basis points to 4.208% and the 30-year edged up to 5.062%.
  • Renewed U.S.-Iran missile strikes this week kept investors focused on the Middle East, even after a U.S. official said Washington would continue technical talks with Iran.
  • With no major U.S. economic data due Friday, geopolitical headlines drove trading, while oil prices fell on signs the U.S. still sought a solution to the conflict.
  • WTI crude settled down 0.93% at $71.41 a barrel and Brent fell 0.38% to $76.01, after Treasury yields had spiked earlier this week when Trump said the ceasefire was "over."

Insights

With talks and strikes happening simultaneously, are markets misjudging the real risk of a full-scale U.S.-Iran war?
Is this crisis proving renewables are now a better safe-haven investment than oil during geopolitical turmoil?