Week ending 02-14-2024. Equity markets are https://preview.wealth.bmoharris.com/api/insight_v2/publish/95often the first place investors look for hints as to how a breaking news item will be perceived . Yet bond markets can serve as a more insightful gauge relative to an event’s potential impact on economic outcomes. Watching the yield and price movements of intermediate-term bonds such as the U.S. 10-Year Treasury note, for example, can offer keen insights into how viable the nation’s creditors believe various proposals may ultimately be.