Treasury yields rose across the board on Wednesday as concerns over a recession spread among investors.
Treasury yields rose across the board on Wednesday as concerns over a recession spread among investors, and markets looked ahead to the release of housing market data.was last at 4.0731, up by 7.5 basis points after hovering just below the key 4% level on Tuesday.Yields and prices have an inverted relationship and one basis point equals 0.01%.
This has begun filtering into earnings projections, with some companies and analysts revising their outlook downward for the coming quarters. A fourth consecutive 75 basis point rate hike is now widely expected from the central bank at their meeting in early November and Fed speakers have suggested that this trend could continue.on Tuesday, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said he saw no reason not to push the central bank's benchmark funds rate above 4.75% in order to tackle inflation. Such levels were last seen in the first half of 2006.
Further Fed speakers are due to make remarks on Wednesday and housing starts and building permits data will be released. This could give traders further insights into the state of the U.S. economy and the impact economic developments are having on consumers.
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