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The close relationship between US government bond yields and the dollar has broken down as investors cool on American assets in response to President Donald Trump’s volatile policymaking.
Government borrowing costs and the value of the currency have tended to move in step with each other in recent years, with higher yields typically signalling a strong economy and attracting inflows of foreign capital.
But since Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs were announced in early April, the 10-year yield has risen from 4.16 per cent to 4.42 per cent, while the dollar has dropped 4.7 per cent against a basket of currencies. This month, the correlation between the two has fallen to its lowest level in nearly three years.
“Under normal circumstances, [higher yields] are a sign of the US economy performing strongly. That’s…
