- Treasuries declined after predictions that US government officials would directly signal a possible reduction in long-term debt sales fell flat.
- The selloff temporarily lifted yields across maturities, though short-term debt recovered as stocks fell.
- US benchmark crude oil rose above $100 a barrel at around midday in New York, its first move above that level in weeks.
- The Treasury Department released a list of survey questions for primary dealers ahead of its quarterly borrowing policy discussion on Nov. 4.
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“The price of US benchmark crude oil topped $100 a barrel for the first time in weeks”