US economy likely to deteriorate, keeping Treasury yields low

Although the US GDP and employment data released this week were stronger than most analysts had expected, we continue to think that the Fed will have to cut rates again soon, as the economy slows further in the fourth quarter. The upshot is that we doubt that Treasury yields will bounce back this year, and think that they will rise only marginally in 2020.

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