US Treasury yields fall across the whole curve following Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on Apple’s iPhones not manufactured in the US and duties on European imports. At the time of writing, the US 10-year Treasury note yield is down two basis points at 4.509%.
The AUD/USD pair is up 0.8% around 0.6460 during European trading hours on Friday. The Aussie pair strengthens as antipodeans perform strongly, and escalating concerns over the United States (US) fiscal health continue to batter the US Dollar (USD).
Markets had already doubted whether the Bank of Japan (BoJ) would raise its key interest rate again in July. Inflation figures for April published this morning are likely to increase the dilemma for the BoJ. After all, inflation remains above the BoJ's target, mainly due to energy and food prices.