Lebanon Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad speaks to reporters after a meeting with US President Donald Trump, Lebanon Ambassador to the US and Israel Ambassador to the US, at the White House in Washington, DC on April 23, 2026.
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U.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Friday, a day after President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon extended their ceasefire agreement.
The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — was down more than 1 basis point at 4.31%.
The 2-year Treasury note yield, which more closely tracks short-term Federal Reserve interest rate policy, slipped less than 1 basis point to 3.819%. The longer-dated 30-year Treasury bond yield fell more than a basis point to 4.90%.
One basis point is equal to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.
Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors met in Washington for a second round of talks on Thursday. The two parties agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks after a meeting in the White House with top U.S. officials, Trump said.
"The Meeting went very well!" the president said in a Truth Social post announcing the extension of the temporary truce.
Attention remains focused on developments over peace talks in the Middle East, as the Iranian foreign minister is reportedly set to arrive on Friday in Islamabad.
On Thursday, Trump told reporters, "don't rush me," when questioned on a long-term deal with Iran. He also said he won't put a "timetable" on when the war will end.
Elsewhere, traders will be watching April's final reading of the Michigan Sentiment index, which tracks American consumer attitudes towards their personal finances and the wider economy.
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