周五上午，债券收益率总体保持稳定，投资者正在消化最新的国债拍卖结果以及唐纳德·特朗普总统所作出的承诺：在中期选举结束前不会对伊朗发动攻击。
Bond yields largely steadied Friday morning as investors digested the latest Treasury auction and President Donald Trump's pledge not to attack Iran until after the midterm elections.
作为房贷、汽车贷款及信用卡债务定价的主要基准，10年期美国国债收益率维持在5.2399%的水平，未出现波动。
Yields on 10-year U.S. Treasurys — the main benchmark for mortgages, auto loans and credit card debt — were last seen flat at 5.2399%.
期限更长的30年期美国国债收益率同样持平，为5.6150%。此类债券价格往往受地缘政治事件影响。
The yield on longer-dated 30-year U.S. Treasury notes — which tend to move on geopolitical events — was also unchanged at 5.6150%.
而更能反映美联储短期利率决策动向的2年期国债收益率则小幅上升，涨幅超过2个基点，达到4.7827%。
The yield on the 2-year Treasury note, which more closely follows short-term Federal Reserve rate decisions, was more than 2 basis points higher at 4.7827%.
1个基点相当于0.01%，即百分之一的百分之一；债券价格与收益率呈反向变动关系。
One basis point equals 0.01%, or 1/100th of 1%, and yields and prices move inversely to one another.
此前一个交易日，国债收益率曾出现下跌，本周早些时候更是触及2002年以来的最高水平。
The moves come after Treasury yields fell during the previous session, having hit their highest level since 2002 earlier in the week.
特朗普总统周四表示，美国不会在下个月的中期选举前对伊朗实施任何打击，这一表态显示出更为温和的外交姿态，反映出民众对中东战争的支持率正在下降。
President Trump said on Thursday that the U.S. will not launch any strikes against Iran before next month's midterm election, striking a more diplomatic tone amid an apparent slide in support for the war in the Middle East.
自2月28日冲突爆发以来持续走高的能源价格，在特朗普发表言论后有所回落。西德克萨斯中质原油期货价格下跌0.79%，报每桶90.77美元；作为全球定价基准的布伦特原油价格则下跌0.99%，报每桶103.25美元。
Energy prices, which have risen sharply since the outbreak of the conflict on Feb. 28, fell after Trump's comments. West Texas Intermediate futures were last seen 0.79% lower at $90.77 a barrel, with Brent crude, the global price benchmark, down 0.99% at $103.25.
此前，美联储理事克里斯托弗·沃勒曾暗示，为应对持续五年多时间且始终高于2%目标的顽固通胀，可能需要进一步加息。不过在伊斯坦布尔举行的土耳其央行论坛上，沃勒也表示，未必需要立即采取加息措施。
Earlier, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller suggested that more interest rate rises may be needed to tackle stubborn inflation, which has stayed above the Fed's 2% target for more than five years. But speaking at a Central Bank of Turkey forum in Istanbul, Waller said hikes may not necessarily be needed immediately.
周四，美国财政部成功拍卖了220亿美元规模的30年期国债，其中包括各国央行在内的间接投标者购入了超过72%的发行份额，这一比例高于过去10次拍卖68%的平均水平。周三，财政部还完成了390亿美元规模的10年期国债拍卖。预计周五不会有重要的经济数据公布。
On Thursday, the Treasury Department sold $22 billion in 30-year notes, with indirect bidders — including central banks — taking more than 72% of the auction, above a 10-auction average of 68%. The department on Wednesday sold $39 billion in 10-year notes. There are no major economic data releases expected Friday.