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What are Treasury yields?
Treasury yields are the returns investors get from US government bonds. When these yields fall, as they did in our story, it can make stocks more attractive to investors because bonds offer less competitive returns. This shift in investment preference can help boost stock market indices like the Dow Jones.
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