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US 10-year Treasury yields fell sharply and fell below 5%, mainly due to risks in the Middle East, rising oil prices, concerns about AI investments and French debt problems, leading to a return to safe-haven buying.
U.S. 10-year treasury bondproduce It fell below 5% on the 22nd, the biggest decline in more than two years, and Asian government bond yields fell intraday on the 23rd, reversing the recent decline in global government bond prices. Investors and analysts believe this is due to rising risks in the Middle East, rising international oil prices, growing doubts about artificial intelligence (AI) investment returns and French debt concerns. Such risks have accumulated at the same time, leading to strong safe-haven buying.
The benchmark 10-year US Treasury bond yield fell 15.8 basis points to 4.972%, falling below 5% for the first time since September 23. The one-day fall was also the biggest since August 2024. Correctfederal Reserve The 2-year Treasury bond yield, which is more sensitive to (Fed) decision-making, also fell 13.9 basis points to 4.667%, and the longer-term 30-year Treasury bond yield fell 12.2 basis points to 5.287%.
The surge in US bond prices also lifted Asian government bond prices during the 23rd session. Japan’s 10-year government bond yield fell 9 basis points to 2.790%, and Australia’s 10-year government bond yield fell 10 basis points to 5.15%.
Others on Wall Street are also trying to explain the sudden spike in US Treasury prices after recent losses, attributing it to safe-haven buying as a number of risk-takers suddenly converged at the same time, attracting investors preparing for more interest rate hikes by the Fed and a surprise rise in long-term US Treasury yields.
US bond yields fell as technology stocks fell sharply and Brent crude oil futures fell to $113 a barrel. Robert Tipp, global head of bonds at PGIM Credit Co., said the market faced a number of pressure factors, including rising tensions in the Middle East, growing problems in France and growing concerns about AI.
Larry Holzenthaler, senior portfolio manager of fixed income at Catalyst Funds, believes this is the first time in recent history that US government bonds have received safe-haven status. Investors face risks including weakness in technology stocks, rising risks in the Middle East and rising oil prices. At this point, US bonds look like a safe place to hide in the short term.
“People suddenly became fearful of the volume of bonds issued by AI-related companies, saw interest rates rising, and wanted to hold assets with stable maturities,” said Mitch Goldberg, president of ClientFirst Strategies. NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said on the 22nd that although the demand for new cloud services is “exploding”, there is a shortage of funds.
In addition, the previous selling pressure on US Treasuries has also attracted some low-level buying, and if the selling pressure on technology stocks intensifies and rising fuel prices hit the economy and consumer wallets, the Fed’s outlook for raising interest rates is also full of uncertainty. Tipp said the current market situation reflects that investors are skeptical about whether the Fed will raise interest rates as expected in the next few quarters.
Another reason for the increase in US debt may also be technological factors, because the wave of AI bond issuance has recently slowed down, reducing the pressure to squeeze money on US debt.
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This is largely due to the simultaneous convergence of multiple risks, such as rising tensions in the Middle East, strong international oil prices, growing skepticism about technology stocks and AI investments, and worsening French debt problems, prompting funds to turn to US debt as a safe haven.
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The 10-year yield fell 15.8 basis points in a single day to 4.972%, the biggest decline since August 2024; 2-year and 30-year yields also fell together, pushing Asian government bond yields lower during the session.
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The pressure of AI-related companies to issue bonds once pushed up long-term bond yields, but the wave of bond issuance has recently slowed down, and the pressure to squeeze money has subsided; At the same time, the market is beginning to suspect that the Fed’s interest rate hikes over the next few quarters will not be as large as previously expected.
