The 10-year Treasury yield remains unchanged as investors anticipate economic information and Fed talks.
On Thursday, the 10-year Treasury yield decreased due to anticipation of new economic data and upcoming speeches from Federal Reserve officials.
The 10-year Treasury yield decreased by a small margin to 4.402%, while the yield on the 2-year Treasury also decreased slightly to 4.306%.
Prices and yields move in opposite directions, with one basis point equal to 0.01%.
As tensions between Washington and Moscow escalate, investors closely watch the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Concerns about the experience and track record of President-elect Donald Trump's potential Treasury secretary candidates are being closely examined by market participants.
The latest weekly initial jobless claims and the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index for November will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET on Thursday.
The Kansas City Fed survey for November and the existing home sales for October will be released at a later time during the session.
On Thursday, Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee, Kansas City Fed President Jeff Schmid, and Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr will all give speeches about the U.S. economy.
On Wednesday, Michelle Bowman, the Fed Governor, stated that the effort to reduce inflation to the central bank's 2% target "seems to have come to a standstill."
— CNBC's Samantha Subin and Sophie Kiderlin contributed to this report.
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