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Global Yields Drop as Ceasefire Reopens Door for Rate Cuts Yields are pulling back sharply across the board as ceasefire headlines trigger a repricing in rate expectations. With oil dropping, inflation concerns ease, and that’s giving central banks more room to cut — pushing bond prices higher and yields lower. In the U.S., traders are bringing Fed cuts back into the conversation. Rate cut probabilities have jumped meaningfully, reversing some of the hawkish repricing we saw during the oil spike. The war had complicated things — higher oil meant stickier inflation — but this shift in energy resets that narrative, at least for now. Globally, the move is broad. European yields are declining as hike expectations fade, while the UK is seeing even sharper moves to the downside. This is a synchronized reaction to easing inflation pressure tied directly to oil. Upcoming data — CPI and FOMC minutes — will be key in validating whether this move in yields has real follow-through or not. - Alan