We still take a bearish view on Treasuries. This is because we think that the tight US labour market and its knock-on effects on inflation will push the Fed into faster tightening than markets are currently discounting. Admittedly, we have recently lowered our forecast of the cyclical peak in the 10-year yield to 3.5% from 4.0%. But this remains significantly higher than its current level.
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