Cleveland Fed's Hammack ties long-term Treasury yields to growth, debt and rate path

Bloomberg · 2 hours ago
  • Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said long-term Treasury yields are rising on a stronger growth outlook, concerns about government debt, and expectations for additional interest-rate increases from the US central bank.
  • The remarks frame the long end of the curve as a function of growth, fiscal supply and the expected policy path rather than a single driver.

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“long-term Treasury yields are being driven higher by a stronger growth outlook, concerns about government debt and expectations for additional interest-rate increases from the US central bank”— Beth Hammack

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