Treasury Yields Slip as Oil Futures Fall

Dow Jones08-25 21:04

0904 ET - Treasury yields fall alongside oil prices as the U.S. increases sanctions on Iran. Crude futures fall 3% and Brent trades below $90. The WSJ Dollar Index gives away overnight gains and is flat, while Bitcoin briefly jumps above $80,000, amid growing concerns that Washington will tolerate high inflation and expanding fiscal deficits. Consumer confidence data is on tap later this morning. The Treasury auctions $69 billion in two-year notes at 1 p.m. ET. The 30-year yield falls to 5.198% from an overnight high of 5.246%, the 10-year slips to 4.668% from 4.710% and the two-year drops to 4.240% from 4.255%.

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