The yield on the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury note rose to 4.22% Monday morning. It’s tempting to say that the move is due to rising expectations of a second Donald Trump presidency, but the gain has to be put into context. The 10-year yield was hovering around 4.3% just last Thursday before the more-benign-than-expected consumer price index report raised hopes of a Federal Reserve rate cut as soon as September.
