Lebanon’s Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Mouawad speaks to reporters after a meeting with US President Donald Trump, Lebanon’s Ambassador to the US and Israel’s Ambassador to the US at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2026.
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U.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon extended their ceasefire agreement.
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note – the benchmark for mortgages, credit card loans and auto loans – was more than 1 basis point lower at 4.31%.
The 2-year Treasury note yield, which more closely tracks short-term Federal Reserve interest rate policy, fell less than 1 basis point to 3.821%. The longer-term 30-year Treasury bond yield fell nearly two basis points to 4.902%.
One basis point is equal to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.
Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors met in Washington on Thursday for a second round of talks. Trump said the two sides agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks after meeting with top US officials at the White House.
“The meeting was great!” The President said in a satya social post Announcement of extension of temporary ceasefire.
Attention is focused on developments in peace talks in the Middle East, with the Iranian foreign minister reportedly scheduled to arrive in Islamabad on Friday.
“Don’t rush me,” Trump told reporters Thursday when asked about a long-term deal with Iran. He also said that he would not put any “timetable” on when the war would end.
Elsewhere, traders will be keeping an eye on the final April reading of the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index, which tracks Main Street opinion toward personal finances and the broader economy.
