U.S. Treasury yields rise after jobless claims data as Trump takes aim at Powell

Cnbc · 🇮🇷 public Iran · Apr 16, 2026 · 345 words · By Sean Conlon; Hugh Leask

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What to know about U.S. Treasury yields rise after jobless claims data as Trump takes aim at Powell

Treasury yields rose on Thursday as investors assessed the latest weekly jobless claims data and President Trump's renewed attack on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

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What happened

Treasury yields rose on Thursday as investors assessed the latest weekly jobless claims data and President Trump's renewed attack on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

Why it matters

Treasury note — the key benchmark for government borrowing — was up more than 3 basis points at 4.311%.

Common ground

The 2-year Treasury note yield, more sensitive to short-term Federal Reserve interest rate decisions, moved higher by more than 1 basis point to 3.778%.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: U.S. Treasury yields rise after jobless claims data as Trump takes aim at Powell?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Powell's term as chair ends May 15?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Powell's term as chair ends May 15”

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Five independent cross-references (CNBC, Flipboard, Al Jazeera, NBC Washington) confirm that Powell's term as chair ends on May 15.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — my term as chair ends on May 15
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/29/jerome-powell-says-he-will-c…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Jerome Powell's term as chair of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors ends on May 15.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/princess-charlotte-beams-in…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Powell’s term ends on May 15
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/5/14/jerome-powell-st…

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Claim 2: “he still has two years to go in his term as a Federal Reserve board governor.”

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Anadolu Ajansı explicitly reports that while Powell's chair term expires in May, he has two years remaining on his term as a central bank governor.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jerome Hayden "Jay" Powell is an American central banker and attorney who has been the 16th chair of the Federal Reserve since 2018. He was previously both a lawyer and investment banker in the privat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Powell

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web search NEUTRAL — While Powell's term as Fed chair expires in May, he has two years remaining on his term as a central bank governor. Powell announced in March that he has “no intention” of leaving the Fed Board of Gov…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/trump-says-he-will-fire-fe…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.He was reappointed to the office and sworn in for a second four-year term on May 23, 2022. Mr. Powell also serves as Chairman of the Federal Ope…
https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/bios/board/powell…

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Claim 3: “Jobless claims for the week ended April 11 came in at 207,000, the Labor Department reported on Thursday, down 11,000 from the previous week and below the Dow Jones forecast for 215,000.”

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Evidence is contradictory. One source mentions a forecast of 207,000 but actual claims of 211,000. Another source mentions claims falling to 189,000 from 215,000. The specific claim that claims 'came in at 207,000' is contradicted by the Newsday result stating 211,000 was 'slightly more than the 207,000... forecast'.

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web search NEUTRAL — That’s slightly more than the 207,000 new applications analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet had forecast. Weekly filings for unemployment benefits are considered a proxy for U.S. layoffs and are…
https://www.newsday.com/business/unemployment-benefits-joble…

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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. jobless aid applications for the week ending April 25 fell by 26,000 to 189,000, down from the previous week’s 215,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.That’s better than the US$112 earlie…
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/international-busin…

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web search NEUTRAL — Economists had expected jobless claims to rise to 205,000 from the 200,000 originally reported for the previous week.
https://www.finanzen.at/nachrichten/zinsen/u-s-jobless-claim…

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Claim 4: “President Trump threatened Wednesday to fire Fed chair Powell should he not step down once his term concludes next month.”

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Three independent web search results confirm that President Trump threatened to fire Jerome Powell if he does not step down at the end of his term in May.

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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump is threatening to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he does not step aside when his term leading the central bank expires next month.
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-threatens-to-fire-po…

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web search NEUTRAL — US President Donald Trump has threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell if he does not step aside at the end of his term in May.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9qddrdd8w2o

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump threatens to fire Fed chair Jerome Powell if he does not step down at the end of his term – US politics live.Trump threatens to fire Federal Reserve Chair if he refuses to step down in May.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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Claim 5: “One basis point equals 0.01%”

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Multiple independent cross-references from CNBC explicitly state that one basis point equals 0.01%.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — One or 1 is a number. One, 1 or ONE may also refer to:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — No One may refer to:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and grapheme. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses…
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Claim 6: “The 2-year Treasury note yield... moved higher by more than 1 basis point to 3.778%.”

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Web search results mention 2-year yields climbing or moving higher, but none confirm the specific value of 3.778% or the exact basis point move mentioned.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States government applies economic sanctions against certain institutions and key members of the government of the People's Republic of China and its ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP), c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_sanctions_agains…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Reserve System (often shortened to the Federal Reserve, or simply the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During the crisis in Venezuela, the European Union (E.U.), Canada, Mexico, Panama and Switzerland applied sanctions against specific Venezuelan government entities and individuals associated with the …
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Claim 7: “The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark for government borrowing — was up more than 3 basis points at 4.311%.”

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Web search results provide various yields for the 10-year Treasury (4.36%, 4.4%, 4.48%) but none match the specific figure of 4.311% or the specific movement of 'more than 3 basis points' for the date in question.

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Claim 8: “On Thursday, New York Fed President John Williams raised concern over the war weighing on economic performance.”

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Claim 9: “the Federal Reserve's latest regional economic study, known as the "Beige Book," which revealed the growing uncertainty for U.S. businesses as a result of the Iran war.”

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While the Beige Book is a real Federal Reserve report and there is evidence of a 'US-Israel war on Iran' via Al Jazeera, no provided evidence explicitly links the Beige Book's findings to 'growing uncertainty for U.S. businesses as a result of the Iran war'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Known as the Federal Reserve Beige Book, the report looks at current economic conditions in each Federal Reserve Bank District as determined by reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews wi…
https://www.conterraag.com/key-ag-insights-from-the-july-fed…

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web search NEUTRAL — Stay on top of US-Israel war on Iran latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/israel-iran-conflict/

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web search NEUTRAL — Federal Reserve. @federalreserve. • 551K subscribers • 538 videos.The Federal Reserve often referred to as “the Fed” is the central bank of the United States. Congress created the Fed in 1913 to help …
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAzhpt9DmG6PnHXjmJTvRGQ

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Claim 10: “The long-dated 30-year Treasury bond yield stood at 4.937% after gaining more than 4 basis points.”

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While search results show 30-year yields reaching 5% or being tracked on charts, there is no specific evidence confirming the value of 4.937% or a gain of 'more than 4 basis points' for the specific timeframe.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — U.S. Bancorp (stylized as us bancorp) is an American multinational banking institution headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota and incorporated in Delaware. It is the 5th-largest bank in the United St…
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Claim 11: “Trump, who has nominated former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh as Powell's successor”

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Three independent web search results confirm that Donald Trump nominated former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell.

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump nominated Kevin Warsh to replace Powell as Fed chair.Warsh is a former Fed Governor (2006–2011) and a known balance-sheet hawk. The market impact isn’t his resume. It’s the policy bias: less tol…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/winthropwealth_winthropwealth…

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web search NEUTRAL — SUMMARY. US President Donald Trump has nominated former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed Chair when Powell’s term ends in mid-May.
https://upstox.com/news/business-news/latest-updates/trump-p…

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web search NEUTRAL — Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh, a former Fed governor and partner at Duquesne, for the chairman position. What experience does Kevin Warsh bring to the role? Warsh served on the Fed’s board from 2006…
https://news.bitcoin.com/trumps-fed-chairman-pick-revealed-k…

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