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Treasury yields stabilize as U.S.-China trade talks stall

May 20, 2019

Treasury yields held steady on Monday as U.S.-China trade tensions remained a focus for investors, driving Wall Street mostly away from stocks to the perceived safety of government paper over the past few weeks.

What are Treasurys doing?

The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, +0.29% edged down by 0.1 basis point to 2.395%. The benchmark yield slipped 5.9 basis points last week.

The 2-year note yield TMUBMUSD02Y, +0.37% was virtually unchanged at 2.205%, after a 4.7-basis-point decline last week. The 30-year bond yield TMUBMUSD30Y, -0.11% added 0.2 basis point to 2.827%, following a weekly drop of 4.8 basis points on Friday.

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