Treasury yields flat ahead of speech from Fed Chair Powell

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U.S. Treasury yields wavered on Wednesday morning, ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell later in the day.

U.S. government bond yields were steady early in the trading session, with Powell expected to give an update on the central bank's economic outlook and monetary policy amid the pandemic.the process by which the central bank would curb its monthly bond purchases that have helped keep the financial system adrift with cash and encouraged investors to take on risk despite rich equity valuations.

The Fed is due to release its interest rate decision at 2 p.m. ET, with Powell expected to speak to reporters at 2:30 p.m. ET., which was released Tuesday. The IMF is now forecasting the global economy to grow by 5.5% in 2021, 0.3% higher than what it predicted in October.Weekly EIA stock change data for gasoline, crude oil, Cushing crude oil and distillate is then due to come out at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Auctions will be held Wednesday for $25 billion of 105-day bills, $30 billion of 154-day bills and $28 billion of 2-year floating-rate notes.

 

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