Treasury Yields Split After Fed Raises Rates to 4%

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U.S. Treasury yields moved in opposite directions on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 4%. The U.S. 2 Year Treasury yield climbed to 4.65% from 4.60% just before the announcement, while the longer-end U.S. 30 Year Treasury yield slipped to 5.31% from 5.33%. The split flattened the curve, with front-end yields absorbing the first rate increase in more than three years and the official signal that another quarter-point hike is still penciled in for 2026, while longer-dated yields eased as investors questioned whether growth and inflation will remain strong enough to support a higher terminal rate for long. The Federal Open Market Committee's move matched market expectations, and its Summary of Economic Projections showed policymakers anticipating one additional 25-basis-point increase later this year. The reaction stayed orderly, and traders now look to incoming data to decide whether the extra tightening materializes or whether the long end continues to resist a higher-for-longer narrative.

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