Global Bond Yields Steady Ahead of Fed Minutes After 30-Year Treasury Hit 5.337%
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Updated · Mint · Aug 19
Global Bond Yields Steady Ahead of Fed Minutes After 30-Year Treasury Hit 5.337%
3 articles · Updated · Mint · Aug 19
Summary
Global government bonds steadied Wednesday after Tuesday’s selloff drove long-dated yields to multiyear highs, with the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield easing to 5.273% from a 19-year peak of 5.337%.
Middle East tensions still underpin the broader rout: investors see little chance of a quick end to the U.S.-Iran conflict, keeping Strait of Hormuz shipping disrupted, energy prices elevated and inflation fears alive.
Fed minutes due at 1800 GMT are now the main catalyst, even though traders expect them to sound more hawkish than current data because they predate weaker U.S. jobs figures and benign inflation readings.
Markets price a 31% chance of a September Fed hike and nearly 100% odds of a 25-basis-point move in December, while U.K. gilts outperformed after July CPI rose 2.9%—matching forecasts and supporting a Bank of England hold.