US Treasury bonds are soaring after the Federal Reserve hiked its key interest rate to a range of 0.75% to 1% at Wednesday's meeting. The rate hike is the third by the Fed since December 2015 and has the central bank on a path to meet its target of three rate hikes by the end of the year.
ADVERTISEMENT
Treasurys surge after the Fed hikes (TLT, TBT)
Yields are down as much as 8 basis points.
ADVERTISEMENT
Aggressive buying across the complex is having the biggest impact on the belly of the curve, with yields there down as much as 12 basis points. Here's a look at the scoreboard as of 3:53 p.m. ET:
Wednesday's buying has pushed yields off their recent highs. The 10-year yield put in a high of almost 2.63% on Tuesday, falling just 1bp below its December 15 peak.
ADVERTISEMENT
Interestingly, the rate hike is causing the yield curve to steepen with the 5-30-year spread wider by 6 bps at 110.5 bps.
FOLLOW BUSINESS INSIDER AFRICA
ADVERTISEMENT