Bond yields edges lower on Wednesday

21 Sep 2022 Evaluate

Bond yields edged lower on Wednesday as investors await the Fed's interest-rate decision and Chair Jerome Powell's press conference later in the day for directional cues.

In the global market, the yield on two-year U.S. Treasury notes, a rough gauge of interest rate expectations, rose to almost a 15-year high on Tuesday, a day before the Federal Reserve is likely to hike rates by 75 basis points as it continues to fight inflation. Furthermore, oil prices slid, extending the previous day's losses, as investors braced for another aggressive interest rate hike from the U.S. Federal Reserve that they fear could lead to recession and plunging fuel demand.

Back home, the yields on new 10 year Government Stock were trading 3 basis points lower at 7.26% from its previous close of 7.29% on Tuesday.

The benchmark five-year interest rates were trading flat with its previous close of 7.23% on Tuesday.


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