Treasury Yields Fall After Jobs Miss -- WSJ

By Sam Goldfarb

Treasury yields are down after the Labor Department reported that the economy unexpectedly shed jobs last month.

The decline is being led by yields on short-term Treasurys, which are especially sensitive to the near-term outlook for interest rates set by the Federal Reserve. The 2-year Treasury yield declined below 4.17%.

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August 07, 2026 08:42 ET (12:42 GMT)