U.S. Treasury yields edged higher on Friday amidst thin trading volumes following the Thanksgiving holiday and a significant CME Group trading platform outage. While futures trading resumed after an 11-hour shutdown, markets remained subdued. Investors are anticipating a potential Federal Reserve interest rate cut, leading to a slight steepening of the yield curve as the month concludes.
US stocks: US market ends down as oil prices, Treasury yields rise
In a turbulent day for Wall Street, the markets faced declines primarily driven by disappointing performances from Alphabet and Amazon, compounded by increasing Treasury yields.