Bonds’ Oil-Driven Selloff Stalls as Growth Concerns Return

Treasuries wiped out an early slump as investor focus turned to the risk that surging energy prices will become a drag on economic growth. Yields were lower by about a basis point at midday in New York after erasing increases of six to seven basis points. They had risen along with oil benchmarks after US President Donald Trump took a threatening tone toward Iran in a speech. Bloomberg's Ira Jersey and Robert Tipp, PGIM Fixed Income Managing Director, Chief Investment Strategist, and Head of Glob...