Bessent says Trump is focused on the 10-year Treasury yield and won't push the Fed to cut rates

• Inflation will slow this year, allowing Fed to cut rates further, says former St. Louis Fed chief

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  MarketWatch - 3d

• 2-year Treasury yield ends lower after Trump’s ‘demand’ for lower interest rates

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  MarketWatch - Jan. 23

• 10-year Treasury yield ends at 2025 low on no immediate tariff pledge by Trump

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  MarketWatch - Jan. 21

• Treasury yields end at lowest levels in weeks on rate-cut possibilities

  Yields on U.S. government bonds ended at their lowest levels in weeks on Thursday after one key policymaker spoke about the possibility of multiple 2025 interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 16
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  The Fed Is in No Rush to Cut Rates

  Fed officials have signaled that it will take more than one weak report to convince them that the labor market is deteriorating.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 10
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  Fed Governor Bowman says December interest rate cut should be the last

  Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said Thursday she supported the recent interest rate cuts but doesn’t see the need to go any further.
  
  NBC News - Jan. 9

• Fed Governor Bowman says December interest rate cut should be the last

  Bowman said Thursday she supported the recent interest rate cuts but doesn't see the need to go any further.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 9

• 10-year Treasury yield rises to highest since April as Fed notes upside risk to inflation

  The benchmark yield topped 4.7%, after the latest Fed meeting minutes indicated greater concern over inflation.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 8

• Fed’s Waller backs more rate cuts, says he doesn’t think proposed Trump tariffs will spark inflation

  Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Wednesday that he doesn’t think that proposed import tariffs from the incoming Trump administration will lead to upward pressure on inflation.
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 8

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