Treasury Yields Retreat After Strong Auction, Dow Slips -- WSJ
Dow Jones2026/10/07 18:16By Alexander Osipovich and Sam Goldfarb Stocks are down and Treasury yields have retreated after setting fresh multidecade highs. The Dow industrials, Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 were all trading modestly lower, a day after the artificial-intelligence rally powered two of those indexes to records. U.S. government bonds paused their selloff after a strong 10-year note auction soothed some investor fears. Earlier, yields on both the 10-year and 30-year Treasurys touched their highest levels since 2002 before easing a bit in front of the auction. This afternoon, the Federal Reserve released minutes from its September meeting. Investors took the disclosure in stride, keeping expectations in check that the central bank could hike interest rates once more before yearend. Overseas, yields on French government bonds have been rising again, but remain below the levels they hit last week when worries about France's fiscal health reignited memories of the eurozone debt crisis. Oil prices pared gains and turned lower on the day, with Brent crude futures trading at about $100 a barrel. Attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saudi Arabia have kept tensions elevated in the Middle East. This item is part of a Wall Street Journal live coverage event. The full stream can be found by searching P/WSJL (WSJ Live Coverage). (END) Dow Jones Newswires October 07, 2026 14:16 ET (18:16 GMT)
By Alexander Osipovich and Sam Goldfarb
Stocks are down and Treasury yields have retreated after setting fresh multidecade highs.
The Dow industrials, Nasdaq composite and S&P 500 were all trading modestly lower, a day after the artificial-intelligence rally powered two of those indexes to records.
U.S. government bonds paused their selloff after a strong 10-year note auction soothed some investor fears. Earlier, yields on both the 10-year and 30-year Treasurys touched their highest levels since 2002 before easing a bit in front of the auction.
This afternoon, the Federal Reserve released minutes from its September meeting. Investors took the disclosure in stride, keeping expectations in check that the central bank could hike interest rates once more before yearend.
Overseas, yields on French government bonds have been rising again, but remain below the levels they hit last week when worries about France's fiscal health reignited memories of the eurozone debt crisis.
Oil prices pared gains and turned lower on the day, with Brent crude futures trading at about $100 a barrel. Attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saudi Arabia have kept tensions elevated in the Middle East.
This item is part of a Wall Street Journal live coverage event. The full stream can be found by searching P/WSJL (WSJ Live Coverage).
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 07, 2026 14:16 ET (18:16 GMT)
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