U.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Friday as investors remained optimistic about the U.S. striking more trade deals on tariffs with international trade partners.
The yield edged less than a basis point lower to 4.369%. The yield moved over 2 basis points lower to 3.872%.
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Investors are hoping the U.S. will strike more trade deals to bring down tariffs on international trade partners after the U.K. became the first country to secure a deal on Thursday since U.S. President Donald Trump implemented "reciprocal" tariffs in April.
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There is optimism that more trade deals will be announced, with investors looking ahead to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer set to meet their in Switzerland over the weekend. While most countries were given a 90-day tariff reprieve, U.S. levies on China have remained at 145%.
Earlier in the week, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady in a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, in a widely expected move. Trump has been pushing Fed Chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates and at one point threatened to fire the central bank leader.
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Powell said in a that Trump's comments have no effect "at all" on how the Federal Open Market Committee does its job. Powell also noted that Trump's tariffs could "delay" the central bank from achieving its mandated goals.
Investors are also awaiting a slew of speeches from Fed officials on Friday, which they will scan for clues about the state of the U.S. economy and future monetary policy.
— C온라인카지노사이트's Brian Evans contributed to this report.
