One development that may have contributed to the rally in US Treasuries, and which seems likely to persist, is demand from overseas in response to rock-bottom bond yields elsewhere in the developed world. This is one of the reasons why we forecast the 10-year yield to rise only modestly over the coming year, despite the onset of Fed tightening.
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