Treasury Yields Dip Amid Technology Pullback and Debt Anxiety

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U.S. government debt experienced strong safe-haven inflows as investors reassessed the aggressive capital expenditures and leverage behind artificial intelligence deployments. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield fluctuated beneath the key 5 percent threshold, touching 4.997 percent on Friday following an initial descent on Thursday. Shorter-dated two-year notes traded near 4.692 percent, while the 30-year long bond yield hovered around 5.31 percent during morning transactions.

The broader demand for sovereign paper occurred concurrently with an equity retreat centered on high-growth technology shares. Market participants exhibited caution regarding the substantial debt balances amassed by corporations constructing AI infrastructure. This reassessment produced higher yields on tech-related corporate debt and widened credit default swap spreads, while overseas turbulence across French sovereign debt markets provided additional motivation for defensive fixed-income positioning.