Treasury yields near 2025 lows as Trump tariffs lead to global recession fears

• 2-, 10-year yields end at 2025 lows as investors navigate fears about growth

  U.S. government debt rallied on Monday, pushing 2- and 10-year yields to lows for the year, amid worries about the outlook for economic growth against a backdrop of sticky inflation.
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 24

• 2-year Treasury yield slides to lowest since October on more tariff talk from Trump

  U.S. government debt rallied on more tariff threats by President Donald Trump on Wednesday, reigniting economic fears and sending the policy-sensitive 2-year Treasury yield to its lowest level in ...
  
  MarketWatch - 5d

• Trump tariffs deepen stock slide on fear of global economic fallout

  US president’s protectionist moves spark fears of retaliation and damage from escalating trade war
  
  Financial Times - 23m

• Oil prices hold at 2025 lows on tariff fears, prospects for end to war in Ukraine

  Oil futures settled lower Wednesday, with concerns over the global economic outlook and potential for an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine that could lift sanctions on Moscow prompting prices to ...
  
  MarketWatch - 5d

• 10-year Treasury yield ends at nearly 11-week low as economic concerns build

  Yields on 2- and 10-year U.S. government debt fell for a fifth straight session on Tuesday as traders considered the risks of slowing global growth and a potential domestic recession.
  
  MarketWatch - 6d

• Falling Treasury yields signal that Trump policies are starting to spook investors

  U.S. government debt rallied aggressively overnight and into Tuesday’s trading session, pushing yields below key technical levels in a way that appeared to be shaking confidence in the broader market.
  
  MarketWatch - 6d

• Will Trump’s tariffs push the U.S. economy into recession? Many economists think so.

  Tariffs will affect corporate hiring and put U.S. manufacturers operating globally in a difficult situation, economists say.
  
  MarketWatch - 25m

• FirstFT: Trump tariffs hit global stock markets

  Also in today’s newsletter, US suspends Ukraine military aid and global government borrowing set to hit record
  
  Financial Times - 8h

• Treasury Secretary Bessent says Trump tariffs won't cause inflation to increase

  The Treasury secretary's comments come just two days before the tariffs are scheduled to go into effect.
  
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  China Retaliates Against Trump, Imposing Tariffs and Blacklisting U.S. Companies

  Beijing imposed broad tariffs on imports of American food and said 15 U.S. companies could no longer buy from China without special permission.
  
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