Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Treasury yields were relatively unchanged on Tuesday as investors weighed escalating tensions in the Middle East and rising oil prices ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision.

The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was less than 1 basis point lower at 4.218%, while the 30-year Treasury bond added 1 basis point to yield 4.868%. The 2-year Treasury note yield fell more than a basis point to 3.669%.

One basis point equals 0.01%, and yields and prices have an inverse relationship.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. has asked to delay his planned meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing by “a month or so” due to the ongoing war with Iran.

Trump was expected to travel to China at the end of March for the meeting with Xi.

But when asked in the Oval Office on Monday afternoon if that trip was still on, Trump said: “I don’t know, we’re working on that right now.”

Oil prices jumped on Tuesday as uncertainty lingered over a U.S.-led coalition to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Ship movements through the vital shipping route have plunged after Iranian attacks, fueling one of the largest disruptions to global oil supply in history. 

International benchmark Brent crude gained 2% to around $102 per barrel, while the U.S. West Texas Intermediate rose 2% to about $95 per barrel.

The U.S. has been urging allies to send military forces to protect tanker traffic through the strait.

Investors are also turning their attention to the Federal Reserve’s second policy meeting of the year, set to conclude on Wednesday.

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