The yield on the 2-year Treasury note dropped to its lowest level since October, before Donald Trump secured his election victory.iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BIBond yields are flashing signs investors see an economic slowdown on the horizon. The yield on the two-year Treasury note dipped to its lowest level since October of last year this week.Investors are selling equities and snapping up bonds out of concern for economic growth.The bond market has been flashing recession warnings, with a key bond yield falling this week to its lowest level since Donald Trump was elected. The yield on the two-year Treasury note — which is the most sensitive to near-term economic outlooks and forecasts for central bank policy — traded as low as 3.89% on Tuesday, down 51 basis points from its peak of 4.4% in January. That's the lowest level for the two-year yield since October, weeks before Trump secured his second election win and sent bond yields spiking with his plan to levy steep tariffs.The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond, which is more indicative of long-term borrowing costs in the economy, was around 4.23% on Tuesday, down 57 basis points from its peak of 4.8% earlier this year. That's the lowest the 10-year bond yield since December.!function(){“use strict”;window.addEventListener(“message”,(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[“datawrapper-height”]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(“iframe”);for(var t in a.data[“datawrapper-height”])for(var r=0;r
