One factor that purportedly prevented US government bond yields from rising in 2014 was banks’ increased appetite for Treasuries, which has waned this year. While other factors could continue to exert downward pressure on yields, we doubt their combined effect will be sufficient to prevent them from rebounding in due course as investors revise their expectations for Fed policy.
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