Treasury Bears Eye Tax Talks as Trigger for Yields to Rise Again

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  • Benchmark 10-year yield to reach 2% this year: TD Securities
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This month’s retreat in Treasury yields is temporary and tax negotiations among U.S. lawmakers may provide the next trigger for rates to run higher.

That’s the view of Priya Misra, global head of rates strategy at TD Securities in New York, who sees 10-year yields headed for 2% by year end, though “not in a straight line.”