Treasury Yields Retreat From Multi-Decade Peaks Following Robust 30-Year Debt Auction

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United States Treasury yields retreated from multi-decade records on Thursday following solid institutional demand during a long-dated government debt offering. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield dropped more than 4 basis points to 5.229%, easing down from levels not seen since 2002. Concurrently, the 30-year bond yield slipped over 5 basis points to settle near 5.602% after approaching 24-year peaks in recent sessions.

Market participants digested remarks from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, who signaled that additional benchmark interest rate hikes will be necessary to curb stubborn inflation, though tightening moves do not need to occur at back-to-back policy meetings. Downward momentum in yields gained traction after the Treasury conducted a successful $22 billion 30-year bond auction, where indirect bidders accounted for 72.3% of the allocated issuance.