Following the pullback seen over the two previous sessions, treasuries showed a strong move back to the upside during trading on Friday.
Bond prices surged early in the session and remained sharply higher throughout the day. As a result, the yield on the benchmark ten-year note, which moves opposite of its price, slumped 6.3 basis points to 4.246 percent.
The ten-year yield more than offset the 5.3 basis point jump seen over the two previous sessions, falling to its lowest closing level in a month.
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June 19, 2026 16:46 ET Major central banks continued to dominate the economic news flow this week too, led by the Federal Reserve, as they announced their latest policy decisions. The Federal Reserve policy session was in focus as it was the first to be led by the new chief Kevin Warsh. In Europe, central banks of the U.K. and Switzerland announced their rate decisions. In Asia, the Bank of Japan drew attention for its policy moves, while data out of China threw some light on the state of the economy.