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Why the Fed Is Watching the Two-Year Yield So Closely
In this episode of The Federal Reserve Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into the recent moves in the two-year Treasury yield and why it has become the Fed's favorite market signal. They explore the mechanics of how the two-year yield reflects rate expectations, the recent rise in the yield to 4.69 percent while the Fed holds steady, and what this means for the policy path in the fall. They also discuss the disappointing July jobs report, which showed a loss of 23,000 jobs, and how that feeds into the Fed's data-dependent approach. With the 10-year breakeven inflation rate creeping up to…
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