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Volatility Spooks Investors As Treasury Yields, Dollar Climb Ahead Of Key Economic Releases: What's Driving Markets Wednesday?

Volatility surged back into the market on Wednesday, with the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) spiking 9% after hitting nearly three-year lows last week, fueled by fresh upticks in Treasury bond yields. The yield on the 30-year Treasury note, a crucial benchmark for mortgage rates nationwide, soared to 4.74%, rising more than 15 basis points over two sessions and nearing its highest close since May 2. As yields climbed, bond prices dropped, with the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:TLT) falling 1.3%, following a 1.4% decline on Tuesday. Investors fear that the Fed will not cut interest rates more than once by the end of the year and not before November, as suggested by current Fed futures pricing. All major U.S. equity indices and all eleven sectors traded in the red, on a day when the U.S. dollar effectively played its safe haven role. The Invesco DB USD Index Bullish Fund ETF (NYSE:UUP) rose 0.5%, marking its strongest day ...