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10-year Treasury yield dips below 4% ahead of wholesale inflation report
The 10-year yield slid to 3.979% as traders brace for the wholesale inflation data, signaling cooler price pressures. With the 2-year at 3.401% and the 30-year at 4.643%, markets are awaiting the PPI print at 8:30 a.m. ET to sharpen bets on the Fed's rate path and March core-PCE expectations.
Key Takeaways
- The 10-year yield sits at 3.979%, down about 3 basis points.
- The 30-year yield at 4.643%, down more than 2 basis points.
- The 2-year yield at 3.401%, down over 4 basis points.
- Wholesale prices (PPI) due at 8:30 a.m. ET to inform the path for policy.
- PPI consensus calls for headlines +0.3% and core +0.3%, shaping March core-PCE bets.
People Involved
- Ian LyngenHead of U.S. Rates Strategy, BMO Capital Markets
Entities Involved
- BMO Capital MarketsU.S. fixed-income research and trading firm
- CNBCNews outlet reporting on market data and comments
MarketMoodz Analysis
A softer-than-expected PPI would reinforce expectations that inflation is on a sustainable glide toward the Fed’s 2% target, supporting longer-duration Treasuries and potentially lifting rate-sensitive equities. In this setup, investors could recalibrate duration, hedges, and cash allocations to balance a rising-rate backdrop against the prospect of a later-rate pause.
Historically, the link between wholesale prices and consumer inflation has fed the Fed's policy calculus. With the Fed aiming for 2% PCE inflation, market participants watch PPI as a precursor to March’s core-PCE release, which often sets the tempo for fixed income and risk assets. The February data flow—together with U.S.-China tariff discussions and tensions with Iran—adds a layer of geopolitical and policy risk to the short end of the curve.
What to watch next: the March core-PCE print on the 13th, any shifts in tariff policy, and evolving tensions with Iran, all of which could re-price duration and alter expectations for the Fed's timing of rate normalization.
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