Those worries prompted traders to shift money into traditionally safer assets this week, such as gold and U.S. government bonds. The yield on the 10-year Treasury briefly slid Thursday as low as 1.97% before rising to 2.03%; the day before, it fell to 2.02%. The yield, which is used to set interest rates on mortgages and other loans, is the lowest it has been since November 2016.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 20, 2019 20:18 UTC