Treasury yields fell again on Friday morning, as investors shrugged off the 5% annual jump in inflation reported in the previous session and appeared to buy the Federal Reserve's argument that the price increases will be temporary.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note slipped more than 1 basis point to 1.447% shortly after 7 a.m. ET. The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond dipped a similar amount to 2.139%. Yields move inversely to prices. (Basis points are equal to 0.01 percentage points).
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The core consumer price index rose 5% in May on a year-on-year basis, the highest since the summer of 2008 and above the 4.7% increase expected by economists polled by Dow Jones.
Excluding food and energy, core CPI rose 3.8% year over year, the highest pace since 1992. A third of the increase was attributed to a sharp 7.3% rise in used car and truck prices.
Despite that, yields are down significantly from March, when the 10-year traded above 1.7% as the economic reopening gained steam. The benchmark yield was trading above 1.6% just a week ago.
Fed officials, including chair Jay Powell, have repeatedly stressed that high inflation readings are to be expected in the in the spring and summer but will likely be transitory. The central bank has said it is willing to let inflation run above its traditional 2% target as the economy recovers from the pandemic.
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Nannette Hechler Fayd'Herbe, chief investment officer at Credit Suisse International Wealth Management, said that the recent falls in longer-dated Treasury yields, despite higher inflation, could be explained by economic "growth momentum that is slowing."
The University of Michigan is set to release its national data for June on economic indicators at 10 a.m. ET on Friday, including consumer sentiment and inflation expectations.
There are no auctions due to be held Friday.
— CNBC's Patti Domm contributed to this report.
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