‘There Will Be No Peace’ Until 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 2%, Strategist Says

A bond market selloff is calling the tune across financial markets, including for foreign exchange. Equilibrium is unlikely to return until the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note hits 2%, argued one well-known analyst on Friday.

“There will be no peace until U.S. 10s reach 2%,” said Kit Juckes, global macro strategist at Société Générale, in a note.

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A pair of U.S. government bond auctions, which had been a source of nervousness, went off without any major problems over the past week, with yields settling into a new and higher range, Juckes said. The 10-year Treasury yield TMUBMUSD10Y, 1.617% rose 8.3 basis points to 1.634% last week. Yields and bond prices move in opposite directions. Read more…..