May. 28 at 2:46 PM
$JEQ Weak reception to a 40-year auction of Japanese government bonds put pressure on Treasurys overnight, sending U.S. yields slightly higher as of Wednesday morning.
"If anything, the lackluster reception to Japan’s 40-year bond auction magnifies the widespread deficit and supply concerns that continue to provide a meaningful bearish underpinning in global duration," said BMO Capital Markets strategists Vail Hartman and Ian Lyngen.
Still ahead during the U.S. session is a
$70 billion 5-year Treasury-note auction, with results expected to be released just after 1 p.m. Eastern time. At 2 p.m., the minutes of the Federal Reserve's May meeting are set to arrive.
