Treasury yields are little changed as investors await inflation data

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 11, 2026 · 336 words · By Sean Conlon; Hugh Leask

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What to know about Treasury yields are little changed as investors await inflation data

Treasury yields were little changed on Tuesday as investors monitored tensions in the Middle East and looked ahead to inflation data due later in the week.

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What happened

Treasury yields were little changed on Tuesday as investors monitored tensions in the Middle East and looked ahead to inflation data due later in the week.

Why it matters

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note — the main benchmark for mortgages, auto loans and credit card debt — fell less than 1 basis point to 4.692%.

Common ground

The 2-year Treasury note yield, which typically tracks short-term Federal Reserve interest rate decisions, was down by more than 1 basis point at 4.224%.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that One basis point equals 0.01%, or 1/100th of 1%, and yields and prices move inversely to one another?
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Claim 1: “One basis point equals 0.01%, or 1/100th of 1%, and yields and prices move inversely to one another.”

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Multiple cross-references from CNBC independently confirm that one basis point equals 0.01% and that bond yields and prices move inversely.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — No One may refer to:
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Claim 2: “Government bond yields finished Monday's session higher, with both 10-year and 30-year Treasury yields up 4 basis points.”

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One source mentions the 10-year yield was more than 4 basis points higher, but it does not confirm that both the 10-year and 30-year yields rose by exactly 4 basis points on that specific Monday.

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web search NEUTRAL — The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was more than 4 basis points higher at 4.3679%.
https://otetmarkets.com/blog/news/economy-news/treasury-yiel…

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web search NEUTRAL — As of Monday, 10- and 30-year Treasury yields BX:TMUBMUSD30Y had respectively jumped by 105.4 basis points and 91.7 basis points since early April, and closed at their highest levels since Nov.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jnavarroae_rise-in-treasury-y…

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web search NEUTRAL — The yield on US 10 Year Note Bond Yield rose to 4.72% on August 25, 2026, marking a 0.02 percentage points increase from the previous session.
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-bond-y…

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Claim 3: “On Monday, President Donald Trump responded to Iranian demands for reparations by suggesting Tehran itself must pay the U.S. compensation for the war.”

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Wikipedia confirms that in 2025-2026, President Donald Trump engaged in negotiations with Iran following a letter to Ali Khamenei, but the specific claim regarding 'reparations' and 'compensation for the war' mentioned as happening on a 'Monday' is not explicitly corroborated by the provided evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading claims.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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Claim 4: “Core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, is expected to show a monthly increase of 0.2% and an annual rate of 2.5%.”

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Claim 5: “Brent crude futures, the international price benchmark, rose 1.4% to $88.91 per barrel.”

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Web search results confirm Brent crude is the international benchmark, but they do not corroborate the specific price of $88.91 or the 1.4% increase.

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web search NEUTRAL — Explore real-time Brent Crude Oil futures price data and key metrics crucial for understanding and navigating the Brent Crude Oil Futures market.
https://www.investing.com/commodities/brent-oil

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web search NEUTRAL — Brent Crude An oil platform in the North Sea Brent Crude is the trading classification for the types of petroleum — sweet crude oil and light crude oil — first extracted from the Brent oilfield in the…
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Claim 6: “The 2-year Treasury note yield, which typically tracks short-term Federal Reserve interest rate decisions, was down by more than 1 basis point at 4.224%.”

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Web search results mention the 2-year yield tumbling nearly five basis points to 4.1% in a general context, but they do not corroborate the specific figure of 4.224% or the 'more than 1 basis point' decrease for the specific Tuesday in question.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in June 1982:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in November 1974:
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Claim 7: “the consumer price index print for July due out Wednesday.”

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Two independent web search results (LinkedIn and a Social Security projection source) explicitly state that the July CPI report is scheduled for release on Wednesday, August 12.

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web search NEUTRAL — The July Consumer Price Index (CPI) report is due Wednesday, August 12, at 8:30 ET, providing the initial monthly CPI-W figure for the 2027 COLA calculation. August figures will be released on Septemb…
https://ts2.tech/en/social-security-cola-projection-for-2027…

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web search NEUTRAL — By News Release. Consumer Price Index. Employment Cost Index.The calendar will not update automatically in those applications. The BLS calendar contains publication dates for most news releases schedu…
https://www.bls.gov/schedule/news_release/cpi.htm

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web search NEUTRAL — The July Consumer Price Index has not yet been released. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has scheduled the July 2026 CPI report for Wednesday, August 12, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Until that rele…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/markhamrick_an-important-upda…

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Claim 8: “The 30-year Treasury yield, which is typically more sensitive to geopolitical events, slid less than 1 basis point to 5.241%.”

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One source mentions a 30-year Treasury at 5.23%, which is close to 5.241%, but there is no independent confirmation of the specific movement ('slid less than 1 basis point') or the exact final value of 5.241%.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in June 1982:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Department of the Treasury, also known as the Treasury, is the national treasury and financial department of the federal government of Australia. The treasury is responsible for executing economic…
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Claim 9: “U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures settled higher by 1.3% at $83.20 per barrel”

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Web search results confirm that WTI is a major benchmark and provide links to price charts, but they do not provide the specific settlement price of $83.20 or the 1.3% increase.

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web search NEUTRAL — (3-day Delay). West Texas Intermediate.Нефть WTI (October Contract).
https://oilprice.com/oil-price-charts/

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Claim 10: “The yield on the 10-year Treasury note — the main benchmark for mortgages, auto loans and credit card debt — fell less than 1 basis point to 4.692%.”

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While web search results confirm Treasury yields fell on a Tuesday due to Trump's warnings on Iran, none of the provided evidence sources specifically confirm the exact figure of 4.692% or the 'less than 1 basis point' movement for the 10-year note. One source mentions a 10-year yield of 4.69% in a different context.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in June 1982:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_1982

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Claim 11: “Economists polled by Dow Jones are expecting the July CPI reading to record a 0.1% increase month over month, with the annual inflation rate coming in at 3.4%.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Dow Jones polled economists' forecasts for the July CPI reading.

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