30-year Treasury yield tops 5.33%, new 19-year high on inflation, spending concerns
The moves follow news that the U.S. fiscal deficit jumped to $432.3 billion in July, its highest monthly total since March 2021, pushing the year-to-date shortfall to nearly $1.8 trillion. A senior Iranian official also told Reuters that Tehran would take an offensive stance if diplomacy with the U.S. fails. "Markets have seen growing weakness over the last 24 hours, with bonds and equities slipping thanks to negative geopolitical headlines from the Middle East," Deutsche Bank's Jim Rid wrote in a note on Tuesday.
- ▪The moves follow news that the U.S. fiscal deficit jumped to $432.3 billion in July, its highest monthly total since March 2021, pushing the year-to-date shortfall to nearly $1.8 trillion.
- ▪A senior Iranian official also told Reuters that Tehran would take an offensive stance if diplomacy with the U.S. fails.
- ▪"Markets have seen growing weakness over the last 24 hours, with bonds and equities slipping thanks to negative geopolitical headlines from the Middle East," Deutsche Bank's Jim Rid wrote in a note on Tuesday.
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The moves follow news that the U.S. fiscal deficit jumped to $432.3 billion in July, its highest monthly total since March 2021, pushing the year-to-date shortfall to nearly $1.8 trillion. Interest paid to finance the nearly $40 trillion national debt has cost the government about $1.2 trillion this year.On the inflation side, recent readings have shown low levels of overall price increases in June and July, but the annual rate remains well above the Fed's 2% target.Government debt also felt the effects of the ongoing Middle East tensions.Oil prices rose as the 60-day deadline for the U.S. and Iran to secure a peace deal expired Monday, with Iran ruling out the possibility of an extension, according to state media.
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