The 10-year Treasury yield fell for a second day Friday, set to finish the week lower even after a big pop triggered by Donald Trump's presidential win.
The benchmark 10-year rate dipped 3 basis points to 4.31% after falling about 11 basis points in the previous session. The yields is now lower than last Friday's level of 4.37%. The 2-year Treasury yield traded slightly lower at 4.18%.
Yields and prices have an inverted relationship and one basis point is equivalent to 0.01%.
Bond yields got a boost Wednesday with the 10-year yield popping 15 basis points after Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris as traders believe his pro-business policies including tax cuts could spark economic growth.
Investors also digested the Federal Reserve's widely anticipated move to cut interest rates by a quarter point to a target range of 4.50%-4.75%.
Looking ahead, Powell said that policymakers would make their decisions on a meeting by meeting basis, and that there was no "preset course" for monetary policy. Powell also noted that he was "feeling good" about the economy overall.
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One Fed meeting remains on the agenda for this year on December 17 to 18, for which traders were last pricing in an around 75% chance of another rate cut, CME Group's FedWatch tool showed.
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Investors on Friday will be watching out for the latest consumer sentiment insights, before gearing up for the October inflation report due next week.
