Treasury 10-year yields climbed to 2.75% for the first time since March 2019 as investors price in the impact of the United States Federal Reserve’s (Fed) tightening plan and accelerating inflation.
The benchmark yield jumped as much as five basis points after surging 32 basis points last week when Fed governor Lael Brainard said the central bank will raise interest rates steadily while starting balance-sheet reduction as soon as May.
The Fed will reduce its massive bond holdings at a maximum pace of US$95bil (RM401.56bil) a month, minutes of the Fed’s March meeting released showed.
US inflation probably quickened to 1.2% in March from February, the highest monthly reading in more than 15 years.
Source: Bloomberg