Treasury yields edge lower as investors navigate post-shutdown data flurry

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U.S. Treasury yields fell on Tuesday as investors prepared for the release of delayed jobs data after the 43-day government shutdown ended. The 10-year Treasury yield — the benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — fell almost 3 basis points to 4.104% as of 4:47 a.m. ET Tuesday. Yields on the 2-year Treasury note dropped by more than 4 basis points to 3.568%. The 30-year bond yield, meanwhile, fell more than 1 basis point to 4.717%. One basis point equals 0.01%, or 1/100th of 1%, and yields and