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Bonds bombed

Why should foreigners keep buying US Treasuries? And will Trump’s climbdown on tariffs be enough to reassure them?

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Alasdair Macleod
Apr 10, 2025
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Before President Trump announced a 90-day pause in higher tariffs, the yield on the 10-year US Treasury note rose to 4.474%, before settling back at 4.40% at yesterday’s close. It blasted through its 55-day and 200-day moving averages in the sharpest daily move for some time.

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