TREASURY YIELDS ROSE AS ELEVATED OIL PRICES FUELED INFLATION CONCERNS, WITH THE 10-YEAR YIELD CLIMBING SEVEN BASIS POINTS TO 5.14%. WTI CRUDE GAINED 2.3% TO $103.78 A BARREL, WHILE GOLD FELL 0.6% TO $4,140 AN OUNCE.

Treasury yields climbed after elevated oil prices revived inflation concerns, pushing the 10-year yield up seven basis points to 5.14%. WTI crude rose 2.3% to $103.78 a barrel, while gold slipped 0.6% to $4,140 an ounce. The move reflects an inflation repricing channel: higher energy costs lift expected headline inflation, which raises the likelihood that the Federal Reserve keeps policy restrictive for longer, pushing real yields and the term premium higher. Long-duration Treasuries are the most directly exposed, since a seven-basis-point move in the 10-year carries meaningful price impact, while gold is pressured by the higher opportunity cost of holding a non-yielding asset as real rates firm. Traders will be watching the next CPI print and any Fed commentary on whether energy-driven inflation is treated as transitory or as a persistent risk requiring tighter policy.

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