U.S. Bond Yields Fall After August PPI; Markets See Cuts as Certain
After the August Producer Price Index release, U.S. bond yields fell as markets interpreted the data to mean interest-rate cuts are now viewed as certain.
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Terms & Concepts
Producer Price Index (PPI): A U.S. economic indicator measuring average changes in prices received by domestic producers for their output.
Bond yield: The return an investor receives from a bond, which typically moves inversely to bond prices.
Interest-rate cuts: Monetary policy actions where a central bank lowers benchmark rates to ease financial conditions.