Treasury yields tick lower as government shutdown enters fourth week

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Treasury yields ticked lower on Monday as the U.S. government shutdown entered its fourth week, putting it on track to become the longest running yet.

At 5:12 a.m. ET, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield was 1 basis point lower at 4.085%. The 2-year Treasury note yield was 2 basis points lower at 3.582%. The 30-year bond yield was less than a basis points lower at 4.66%.

One basis point equals 0.01% and yields and prices move in opposite directions.

Investors are monitoring the government shutdown situation which has reached 34 days — just one less than the longest shutdown which lasted 35 days, from December 22, 2018 to January 25, 2019.