Ten-year US Treasury yields surged to 5.33% after the October 14 CPI report, then fell to 5.03% a few days later despite hotter-than-expected inflation data. Mohamed El-Erian cited two AI-related reasons: a flight to quality out of tech stocks under pressure (the SOX index fell almost 20%), and slower AI spending that could weaken growth and inflation. The author adds short covering, as asset managers added more than 100,000 contracts to short 10-year Treasury futures, and a strong $39 billion 10-year auction at 5.300% that drew more demand than expected. The article argues the bond market may be pricing in the risk that the Federal Reserve is being pushed into a policy mistake.
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