After seeing some early volatility, treasuries moved sharply lower over the course of the trading session on Friday.
Bond prices moved roughly sideways in afternoon trading, stuck firmly in negative territory. As a result, the yield on the benchmark ten-year note, which moves opposite of its price, jumped 11.2 basis points to 3.156 percent.
With the substantial increase on the day, the ten-year yield ended the session at its highest closing level in well over three years.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.