U.S. Treasurys fell slightly on Tuesday as investors considered the outlook for the economy, especially regarding inflation.
Yields and prices have an inverted relationship. One basis point equals 0.01%.
Investor attention was focused on key inflation data due later in the week that could inform the Fed's interest rate policy.Sign up for NBC LA newsletters. August consumer inflation data is expected Wednesday, followed by wholesale inflation figures for the same month on Thursday. Investors will be scanning the data for hints about whether the central bank is likely to hike interest rates again this year.
While the Fed is expected to keep rates unchanged at its September meeting next week, uncertainty about what the central bank may do beyond that recently spread after data suggested resilience in the economy, including the labor market. That has sparked renewed concerns among investors about what higher interest rates could mean for the economy and if a recession is looming.Fed officials have not taken the possibility of rates going higher still off the table in recent remarks, and multiple policymakers indicated that data — especially that which concerns inflationary pressures — will play a key role in their decision-making.
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