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Is the fixed-income market ripe for yield-hunting amid volatility? Here’s where to look, according to analysts

Short-duration bonds are preferred to their long-duration counterparts in periods of volatility

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Chloe Lim

Chloe Lim

Published Tue, Mar 17, 2026 · 08:00 AM
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    • US Treasury yields have widened relative to the swap curve since the US and Israel commenced strikes on Iran on Feb 28.
    • US Treasury yields have widened relative to the swap curve since the US and Israel commenced strikes on Iran on Feb 28. PHOTO: REUTERS

    [SINGAPORE] Fixed-income assets have turned in a mixed performance amid market volatility arising from the Middle East conflict.

    The 10-year US Treasury yield reached 4.285 per cent on Friday (Mar 13), while the two-year Treasury note yield slipped more than two basis points to 3.734 per cent.

    Alfonso Borges, fixed-income analyst at Julius Baer, said that the Iran war has affected US Treasury yields. Since the US and Israel commenced strikes on Iran on Feb 28, yields have widened relative to the swap curve.

    Fixed income marketsIran warUS Federal Reserve

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