U.S. Treasury yields were little changed at midday Monday after bouncing between gains and losses.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note inched higher to 1.353% at 12:15 a.m. ET, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond advanced to 2.153%. The 10-year traded above 1.37% earlier in the day. Yields move inversely to prices.
Yields retreated in morning trading following comments from European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde that her team was monitoring rising rates.
Bleakley Advisory Group’s Peter Boockvar said Lagarde “will be less inclined to accept a rise in long-term rates” relative to some other central bankers.
The White House said it expects to finish sending out millions of doses of coronavirus vaccines this week, after a sweeping winter storm disrupted its distribution logistics, helping to boost optimism about an economic recovery.
Meanwhile, January data from the Chicago Fed National Activity index showed a month-over-month increase, while the Dallas Fed’s Texas manufacturing survey showed “markedly faster” expansion in the state’s factory activity.
Fed Governor Michelle Bowman is due to make a speech on economic inclusion in lower-income communities at the Dallas Fed’s Advance Together Celebration, at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Auctions will be held Monday for $54 billion of 13-week bills and $51 billion of 26-week bills.
— CNBC’s Amanda Macias contributed to this report.
