{"id":321,"date":"2023-10-13T12:37:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T12:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connectwithfund.com\/markets\/treasury-yields-retreat-as-investors-seek-safety-in-bonds-on-rising-middle-east-tension\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T12:37:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T12:37:33","slug":"treasury-yields-retreat-as-investors-seek-safety-in-bonds-on-rising-middle-east-tension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/connectwithfund.com\/?p=321","title":{"rendered":"Treasury yields retreat as investors seek safety in bonds on rising Middle East tension"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article__body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0002612517\" role=\"document\">\n<p>Treasury yields dropped on Friday, reversing some of Thursday\u2019s advance, as traders sought safety in bonds amid concerns about an escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas. <\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s happening<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"articleList\">\n<li>\n      The yield on the 2-year Treasury note<br \/>\n        BX:TMUBMUSD02Y<br \/>\n       fell 2.8 basis points to 5.041%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      The yield on the 10-year Treasury note\u00a0<br \/>\n        BX:TMUBMUSD10Y<br \/>\n       shed 8.7 basis points to 4.622%.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      The yield on the 30-year Treasury\u00a0<br \/>\n        BX:TMUBMUSD30Y<br \/>\n      \u00a0declined by 8.8 basis points to 4.781%. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What\u2019s driving markets<\/h2>\n<p>A risk-off mood descended on U.S. markets Friday as Israel warned Gaza residents to evacuate the north of the country, sending crude-oil prices higher as traders worried about the fallout from an escalating conflict.  Treasurys benefited as investors sought safety in U.S. government debt. <\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p>\u201cGeopolitical tensions are once again front and center as Israel urges the evacuation of northern Gaza ahead of further military action. Mass protests are anticipated, and investors are understandably on edge as Friday the Thirteenth gets underway,\u201d said Ian Lyngen, head of U.S. rates strategy at BMO Capital Markets.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. stock futures traded slightly higher, while West Texas Intermediate crude for November delivery<br \/>\n        CL.1,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/211629951\/delayed\" class=\"positive\">+4.45%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       rose 4% to $86.27 a barrel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A day earlier, Treasury yields had spiked as two events dominated trading in the bond market. <\/p>\n<p>The first was the release of the U.S. CPI Index for September, which showed that consumer prices increased by 0.4% last month, a tenth higher than economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had expected. <\/p>\n<p>The second was a reopening auction of 30-year bonds that fetched the highest yield relative to the market since 2007, reflecting weak demand for the longest-term U.S. debt. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that the 30-year reopening auction tailed significantly by 3.7 bp with a low non-dealer allocation speaks to the ongoing apprehension from the investor community,\u201d Lyngen said. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/story\/treasury-yields-retreat-as-investors-seek-safety-in-bonds-on-rising-middle-east-tension-a0d909d7?mod=markets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treasury yields dropped on Friday, reversing some of Thursday\u2019s advance, as traders sought safety in bonds amid concerns about an escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas. What\u2019s happening The yield on the 2-year Treasury note BX:TMUBMUSD02Y fell 2.8 basis points to 5.041%. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note\u00a0 BX:TMUBMUSD10Y shed 8.7 basis points to 4.622%. The yield on the 30-year Treasury\u00a0 BX:TMUBMUSD30Y \u00a0declined by 8.8 basis points to 4.781%. What\u2019s driving markets A risk-off mood descended on U.S. markets Friday as Israel warned Gaza residents to evacuate the north of the country, sending crude-oil prices higher as traders worried<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-markets"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Treasury yields retreat as investors seek safety in bonds on rising Middle East tension | ConnectWithFund<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Treasury yields dropped on Friday, reversing some of Thursday\u2019s advance, as traders sought safety in bonds amid concerns about an escalating conflict\" \/>\n<meta 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