Friday’s blockbuster jobs report has pushed the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note within reach of 2%, marking a major step in the financial markets’ recovery from the pandemic.
With the release of one report on Friday morning, the U.S. economy looked much stronger to investors than it did minutes earlier, not only increasing the chances that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates at a rapid clip this year but making it likelier that the economy could withstand such a move.
