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Treasury yields fall as investors crowd into bonds for safety amid election stock sell-off
The 10-year Treasury yield dropped nearly 5 basis points as traders moved into government bonds amid sharp election-driven losses in stock futures.
- Treasury yields fell Wednesday as investors sought safety, while stock futures slid amid early midterm election results. Nasdaq-100 futures slid 2% and stock contracts shed 1.1%.
- Early results show Democrats making gains in the Senate, although control of both chambers of Congress remains uncertain as votes were still being counted. The CNBC Election Desk projects Democrats winning the House.
- The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield dropped nearly 5 basis points to 4.902%. The 30-year bond yield slid 5.29%, and the 2-year note yield pulled back 6 basis points to 4.55%.
- Chris Weston, head of research at Pepperstone, wrote that the "greatest market reaction may come not from who wins Congress, but from how decisively they win and how far the result deviates from expectations."
- A commanding victory for either party could force markets to rethink Trump's remaining policy agenda and the political trajectory into 2028. Traders continue monitoring results as polls close in western states.
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