Treasury 3- and 5-year yields rise 10 basis points
The move comes as the 2-year yield sits at its high for the year and the 10-year trades above 5% for the first time since 2023.
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Chart: IEF, seven to ten year Treasuries, which move opposite to yields, daily closes since Sep 2023
Treasury yields are climbing across the curve on Wednesday, with the 3-year and 5-year both up 10 basis points on the day.
The move follows a broader run higher in rates. The 2-year yield has reached 4.79%, its highest level this year, while the 10-year has pushed above 5% for the first time since 2023.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has described the rise in yields as a global phenomenon rather than a result of US policy, and the Treasury is managing bond supply through buybacks as yields across maturities sit near cycle highs. Bessent has also met China's Vice Premier He ahead of a planned summit between President Trump and President Xi that is expected to cover trade, rare earths and artificial intelligence.
Wednesday's 10 basis point rise in 3- and 5-year yields is not a break from that pattern but a continuation of it. It reflects persistent concern over deficits and debt supply that Bessent himself has acknowledged, rather than any single new shock. Auction demand has stayed strong through the period, which has kept the rise orderly instead of triggering a sharper deterioration in market function that would worry investors more.