Two-Year Yields Jump on Warsh’s Inflation Pledge: Markets Wrap
Wall Street traders sent short-term yields higher as Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh vowed to bring inflation to the target, boosting bets on a rate hike and stabilizing longer-dated bonds.
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