U.S. Treasury yields rise as markets await Fed minutes and $39 billion note auction

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Benchmark 10-year Treasury yield rises 3 basis points to 5.307% and 30-year yield climbs 4 basis points to 5.69% ahead of Fed minutes and $39 billion note auction.
Traders assign a 78% probability to the Federal Reserve keeping rates unchanged at the next meeting, as revealed by CME Group's FedWatch tool.
Wednesday's $39 billion 10-year note auction is seen as a critical test of investor demand amid recent yield selloffs driven by persistent inflation and term risk concerns.

Fed minutes and note sale in focus

As reported by CNBC, investors are watching the Federal Open Market Committee minutes due at 2:00 p.m. ET and a $39 billion auction of 10-year notes later Wednesday for signals on policy and demand in the government bond market.

The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield is up 3 basis points at 5.307%, while the 30-year Treasury bond yield rises 4 basis points to 5.69%. The 2-year Treasury note yield is 1 basis point higher at 4.801%. One basis point equals 0.01%, and yields move inversely to prices.

The Fed minutes are expected to offer more detail on how policymakers are thinking about interest rates after the September meeting, when officials voted to raise rates for the first time since 2023. Traders are now pricing in a 78% chance that the central bank keeps rates unchanged at its next meeting, according to CME Group's FedWatch tool.

Inflation concerns shape bond market tone

Yields have been selling off over the past six weeks as investors worry about persistent inflation and higher energy prices, leaving Wednesday's 10-year sale as a key test of whether current levels are attractive enough to draw buyers.

The auction is also likely to show whether investors demand a larger premium to hold longer-dated U.S. debt amid concerns over inflation, debt levels and term risk. Strong demand could help steady the market, while a weak result could add further pressure on long-term yields.

BMO Head of U.S. Rates Strategy Ian Lyngen and other analysts say in a note late Tuesday that they are encouraged by demand at the prior day's 3-year auction, which stopped through slightly and avoided the weak tail seen in earlier coupon sales. They add that Wednesday's 10-year reopening is much more important for setting the tone in U.S. rates and say they will watch for a meaningful auction concession, either outright or along the curve.

In our earlier article on rising global borrowing costs, we noted that a broad bond sell-off pushed 10-year yields in major economies to multi-decade highs, increasing pressure on public finances. We also highlighted warnings that energy-driven inflation and elevated policy rates are lifting debt-servicing costs and forcing governments toward tougher fiscal choices as market volatility persists.

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