Treasury yields decline slightly on first day of holiday-shortened week

Treasury yields slipped on Tuesday as a return of volatility in equity markets prompted a modest shift toward safer assets like U.S. government debt. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to around 3.16 percent, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond dipped to 3.368 percent. The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News reported that Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He had returned to the negotiating table, speaking over the phone on Friday.