ticks are a little higher on the last day

United States Cash flow at 10 years The yield was slightly higher on Wednesday, but is expected to end 2025 lower amid lower Federal Reserve rates and persistent but trending inflation.

The 10-year Treasury yield rose more than a basis point to 4.141%. The yield on the Cash flow over 2 years was also last seen up less than a basis point, at 3.463%.

Yields and prices move in opposite directions. One basis point equals 0.01%.

Yields reversed trend and rose after the first jobless claims for the week ended December 27. arrived at 199,000the Ministry of Labor reported on Wednesday. That’s down 16,000 from the previous week’s upwardly revised level of 215,000 and below the 220,000 estimated by economists surveyed by Dow Jones.

“First-time unemployment benefit claims have been volatile during holidays and unfavorable winters for many years, but the absence or significant weakness in the jobs market is striking as there is no indication that the economy is close to the shores of recession,” said Christopher Rupkey, chief economist at FWDBONDS.

“The strong labor market, due to low layoffs and even low hiring, is likely to persist through 2026, because so far Trump’s economic agenda, with its sweeping changes in trade and immigration policy, as well as the layoffs of thousands of federal workers, has not derailed the economy as many economists predict,” he added.

The rise in yields following the report’s release reflects another turbulent year for the bond market, driven by factors including uncertainty surrounding the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate moves.