The geopolitical situation between the US and Iran continues to escalate, keeping oil prices high and triggering intense turmoil across global bond markets. US Treasury yields surged across the board; the 10-year Treasury yield jumped by 11 basis points to 5.27% at one point, setting a nearly 19-year high, while the 30-year yield rose in tandem to 5.55%. In Asia-Pacific early trading, including New Zealand and Australian government bond futures, markets opened lower under pressure, reflecting that expectations the Fed will keep tightening amid renewed inflation risk are gaining momentum.
Chris Larkin, an analyst at Morgan Stanley, noted that unless there are major surprises in labor data, market attention remains focused on interest rates and energy costs. From a technical perspective, Treasury yields that spike to multi-year highs are often accompanied by the exhaustion of short-term momentum, with rate indicators approaching the severely overbought zone. This kind of extreme sentiment unwind typically signals that the final phase of bond selling pressure is underway.
Looking at cross-asset performance, a run-up in yields to the top often coincides with a short-term peak in the US dollar index, while the cost pressures brought by commodities have largely been priced in by the market. When borrowing costs and the risk-free rate hit key resistance levels, the bottoming-and-rebound process in the fixed-income market should gradually ease the overall financial environment’s pressure from tighter liquidity.
As for the crypto market, the thorough release of expectations for higher interest rates actually provides interim downside support for risk assets. As macro headwinds near key support levels are effectively digested, with risk-off sentiment easing, capital may be able to flow back into high-Beta assets.
$BTC shows strong resilience and staying power; if inflation expectations stabilize, it is highly likely to see a breakout rebound trading scenario. 📈
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