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Even the safest corners of the market can start to look uneasy when oil jumps, war drags on, and investors begin to wonder whether inflation is heading back in the wrong direction. That was the message we got from Tuesday’s sale of 2-year US Treasuries. These are short-term government bonds, and they’re widely watched because they reflect what investors think could happen over the next couple of years, especially with Federal Reserve interest rates. When demand for these short-duration Treasurys is strong, it tells us professional and institutional investors believe inflation will ease and policy will eventually soften. So when the demand weakens, the signal shifts as well. Investors are asking for better compensation, and they’re preparing for a bumpier stretch ahead. Tuesday’s auction landed in that second category. The Treasury sold $69 billion of 2-year notes at a 3.936% high yield, and demand came in weaker than the previous month. The bid-to-cover ratio fell to 2.44 from 2.63 in February, while primary dealers ended up taking a much larger share of the sale. These numbers tell us investors showed less appetite than usual for lending money to the US government for just two years at a 3.9% interest rate. Graph showing the yield on 2-year Treasury securities from March 26, 2025, to March 25, 2026 (Source: The Federal Reserve Bank) The weak sale arrived at a moment when the Middle East conflict had pushed oil higher, and hopes for quick Federal Reserve rate cuts were starting to fade. US business activity slowed to an 11-month low in March even as costs and selling prices accelerated, a combination that left investors staring at a pretty uncomfortable economic picture. The 2-year Treasury is one of the market’s best readings on where investors think interest rates are headed in the near future.…

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Filed under: News - @ March 29, 2026 1:29 pm