US Treasury yields tick lower as investors await auctions, Fed speeches

At around 03:20 a.m. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to price, was lower at around 2.5044 percent, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was also lower at 2.9211 percent. It comes as U.S. and Chinese officials are reportedly getting closer to a trade deal, having resolved most of the outstanding issues in their protracted trade dispute. U.S. government debt prices were higher on Thursday morning, as investors monitor ongoing trade talks and Treasury auctions.