Treasury yields move lower as investors await delayed January jobs report

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U.S. Treasury yields moved lower on Wednesday as investors awaited the release of the delayed January jobs report.

At 5:10 a.m. ET, the 10-year Treasury yield moved down over 1 basis point to 4.13%, while the 30-year Treasury yield was lower by 1 basis point to 4.772%. The 2-year Treasury note yield was down less than a basis point at 3.447%.

One basis point is equal to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.

Investors are anticipating the nonfarm payrolls report for January on Wednesday, set to be published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics at 8:30 a.m. ET. The report was delayed five days due to the partial U.S. government shutdown, which ended on Feb. 3.

Treasury yields move lower as investors await delayed January jobs report

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