Brexit Aftershock: UK Real Estate, Pound and Bond Yields Continue to Fall

Brexit Aftershock: UK Real Estate, Pound and Bond Yields Continue to Fall
A currency trader rubs his eyes at the foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 24, 2016. AP Photo/Lee Jin-man
Emel Akan
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Volatility continued on July 6 in the wake of the U.K.’s Brexit vote. The pound touched $1.28, a level not seen since 1985. Yields on top tier sovereign bonds continued to drop with no end in sight, according to experts.

The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to its price, hit a record low of 1.318 percent on July 6. The yield has dropped more than 35 basis points since the U.K. voted to leave the European Union, which means investors are taking risks of the table. 

Some experts believe the Brexit shock could force U.S. Treasury yields below the 1 percent mark.

10-year Treasury note hit a record of 1.318 percent on July 6. (Bloomberg)
10-year Treasury note hit a record of 1.318 percent on July 6. Bloomberg
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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