Investor appetite for U.S. government debt continued to hold up on Thursday, as demonstrated by the results of a $22 billion auction of 30-year Treasury bonds that came just one day after a shockingly strong $39 billion 10-year Treasury auction.

U.S. government bond yields are down after a $22 billion auction of 30-year Treasurys met with solid demand from investors. Treasurys have sold off sharply this week amid worries that President Trump’s tariffs could lead to weaker foreign demand for U.

A U.S. Treasury debt auction of $39 billion in benchmark 10-year notes was well received on Wednesday, showing solid investor demand even after a bond market sell-off driven by an escalating trade war between the United States and its major trading partners led by China.

The market for U.S. Treasurys is looking a bit shaky at the moment. Weak demand for a $58 billion auction of 3-year notes this afternoon has helped spur a sharp selloff in longer-term bonds–particularly the 30-year bond.

Treasury yields have risen in recent days amid a global stock-market rout. That suggests investors might be selling Treasuries as well as stocks. Before you take advantage of higher yields, there are some risks you need to understand.

The yield on the benchmark U.S. Treasury bond fell sharply in the weeks after President Donald Trump took office in January, as U.S. sovereign debt markets rallied. But one measure of risk embedded in that number remained stubbornly positive,

Bond markets were adjusting to Trump’s repositioning, with Treasury yields continuing to ease sharply even as Japanese and eurozone bond yields rose.

The searing selloff in Treasuries this week in response to tariffs caused dislocations in the world’s biggest bond market, as hedge funds unwound some debt-fuelled bets and investors raised concerns about lasting damage to U.

Confidence in the US economy is plummeting as investors dumped government debt amid growing concerns over the impact of Donald Trump's tariffs. Governments sell bonds - essentially an IOU - to raise money from financial markets for public spending and in return they pay interest.