After turning lower over the course of the previous session, treasuries showed a strong move back to the upside during trading on Thursday.
Bond prices moved steadily higher throughout much of the session before closing firmly in positive territory. As a result, the yield on the benchmark ten-year note, which moves opposite of its price slid 5.5 basis points to 1.524 percent.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.