US Treasury Yields Lowest Since Taper

Treasuries rose the most in almost two weeks, pushing the 10-year note yield further below the level when the Federal Reserve voted last month to taper its bond purchases, as reports showed an uneven economic expansion.

The benchmark yield reached a seven-week low as an emerging-market currencies selloff amid slowing economic growth and rising social tension stoked demand for safety. Continuing jobless claims rose last week more than forecast, a manufacturing gauge unexpectedly fell this month, pushing yield further below where it stood after the central bank announced Dec. 18 it would reduce its bond purchases to $75 billion per month from $85 billion amid signs of improved economic growth.

“The Fed isn’t likely to do anything vastly shocking at their upcoming meeting, but the weaker data and the trouble we are seeing in emerging markets may give them reason to pause,” said Richard Gilhooly, an interest rate strategist at Toronto-Dominion Bank’s TD Securities unit in New York. “We had good data, and now we are seeing some changes in the outlook.”

Bloomberg

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