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Treasury yield climbed to its highest level since January 2025 on Wednesday, moving alongside rising oil prices as traders simultaneously absorbed a drop in weekly unemployment insurance claims.
The two-factor session pushed inflation concerns back to the center of the bond market, with the next claims release the near-term milestone to watch.
Oil and labor data converge on bond yields The oil-yield connection ran cleanly through Wednesday's tape. Energy prices climbed, and the Treasury market moved with them.
The transmission is familiar: higher oil tends to lift consumer prices, and elevated consumer prices push rate expectations upward.
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