# U.S. yields soften after vaulting to one-year highs; sentiment wary | Reuters

> U.S. Treasury yields eased after the 10-year note hit 1.614%, its highest in a year, on Thursday. Investors repositioned on growth concerns while the Biden $1.9 trillion COVID aid package remained in focus.

- Date: 2021-02-26 · published 2021-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48818-u-s-yields-soften-after-vaulting-to-one-year-highs-sentiment-wary-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Rising yields tighten financial conditions and can strengthen the dollar, a headwind for commodity prices, though stimulus expectations partly offset this for demand outlooks.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-10-25 | [Dollar up as risk sentiment sours, Treasury yields rise \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33816-dollar-up-as-risk-sentiment-sours-treasury-yields-rise-reuters.md) | +0.2% | -2.4% |
| DXY | 2021-02-26 | [Dollar firms after U.S. yield spike, hits six-month high versus yen \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10595-dollar-firms-after-u-s-yield-spike-hits-six-month-high-versus-yen-reuters.md) | +0.7% | +1.9% |
| DXY | 2021-03-08 | [Dollar at 3-1/2-month high on firmer yields, U.S. growth \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48311-dollar-at-3-1-2-month-high-on-firmer-yields-u-s-growth-reuters.md) | -0.6% | -0.0% |
| DXY | 2021-09-30 | [Dollar near one-year high as Fed tightening in focus \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45253-dollar-near-one-year-high-as-fed-tightening-in-focus-reuters.md) | +0.0% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2024-06-26 | [Gold falls to two-week low as higher dollar, yields dent appeal \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29635-gold-falls-to-two-week-low-as-higher-dollar-yields-dent-appeal-reuters.md) | +0.3% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/markets/us/us-yields-soften-after-vaulting-to-one-year-highs-sentiment-wary-idUSL1N2KW2W8/

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