U.S. Treasury yields fell as tech stocks slid in the week ended Oct. 16: the 10-year par yield dropped from 5.24% to 5.09%, a 15-basis-point decline, while the Nasdaq-100 fell about 5.5%. Bloomberg linked the bond rally to commodity trading advisers cutting bearish Treasury futures positions and to investors seeking a haven, and said the joint drop in yields and the Nasdaq-100 was the first such week since the April 2025 tariff turmoil. Long-term yields had climbed for seven months on persistent inflation, a resilient economy and heavy borrowing, hitting their highest levels in more than two decades. Investment-grade companies had sold about $1.7 trillion of bonds in 2026 so far, roughly 29% more than a year earlier, with AI infrastructure borrowing intensifying competition for Treasury buyers. Rate traders still expect one Fed increase by the end of 2026 and another in 2027 ahead of the Oct. 27-28 policy meeting.
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