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The 10-year Treasury yield added nearly six basis points at 4.745%.
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Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
Yields for the baseline 10-year U.S. Treasury note shot up about 10 basis points to its highest level since Nov. 2023 at nearly 4.8%; higher bond yields indicate less valuable bonds as investors demand higher interest payments to hold government debt.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The 10-year U.S. Treasury note jumped 7 basis points to 4.68 in mid-morning trading.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
The modest decline in rates will entice some buyers back into the market, but persistently low housing affordability will keep many on the sidelines: Mortgage rates need to fall by more than 400 basis points to restore pre-pandemic affordability.
—Robert Thorpe, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
Yields for the baseline 10-year U.S. Treasury note shot up about 10 basis points to its highest level since Nov. 2023 at nearly 4.8%; higher bond yields indicate less valuable bonds as investors demand higher interest payments to hold government debt.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
The 10-year U.S. Treasury note jumped 7 basis points to 4.68 in mid-morning trading.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
The modest decline in rates will entice some buyers back into the market, but persistently low housing affordability will keep many on the sidelines: Mortgage rates need to fall by more than 400 basis points to restore pre-pandemic affordability.
—Robert Thorpe, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Basis point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basis%20point. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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