BondsMedium•15 October 2026•
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US 10-Year Treasury Yields Drop as Investors Rotate to Safe Havens
Key Facts
1US 10-year Treasury note yields fell to 5.09% amid jitters surrounding the AI trade.
2Treasury yields saw their largest one-day decline of about a 10th of a percentage point since August last year.
3Gold prices rose 1.5% and the Health Care Select Sector index climbed 1.8% as investors sought safety.
US 10-year Treasury note yields fell to 5.09% amid jitters surrounding the sustainability of the AI trade. The Wall Street Journal reported that Treasury yields saw their largest one-day decline of about a 10th of a percentage point since August last year, as market participants rotated into government debt.
The flight to safety also drove gold prices up by 1.5% and led to a 1.8% climb in the Health Care Select Sector index, according to the Wall Street Journal. This movement highlights a significant shift in investor sentiment away from volatile technology stocks and toward defensive assets and government securities.