Surging oil prices and hotter inflation data pushed Treasury yields to one-year highs as rate-hike concerns resurfaced. The Iran conflict remained stalemated, adding geopolitical risk and keeping energy markets elevated, while the anticipated Trump-Xi summit did not offset the risk-off backdrop. The combination of higher inflation pressure and geopolitical uncertainty is market-wide and supportive of a hawkish policy narrative.
Surging oil prices and hotter inflation data pushed Treasury yields to one-year highs as rate-hike concerns resurfaced. The Iran conflict remained stalemated, adding geopolitical risk and keeping energy markets elevated, while the anticipated Trump-Xi summit did not offset the risk-off backdrop. The combination of higher inflation pressure and geopolitical uncertainty is market-wide and supportive of a hawkish policy narrative.
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moderately negative
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