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US 10-Year Treasury Yield Sinks to 15-Month Low The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note fell below the 3.75% threshold on Thursday, it’s lowest in nearly 15 months, as an increasingly pessimistic economic backdrop consolidated bets of a large magnitude of rate cuts by the Fed this year. The yield on the 2-year Treasury fell 5.1 basis points to 3.718%, from 3.769% on Wednesday. Wednesday’s closing level was the lowest since May 4, 2023.The yield on the 10-year Treasury dropped 3.8 basis points to 3.730%, from 3.768% on Wednesday. Wednesday’s closing level was the lowest since July 19, 2023.The…