To US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the yield on 10-year government debt is the key gauge for President Donald Trump’s goal of getting lower interest rates.

It makes sense that the president would want 10-year yields to come down. Plenty of people would love that. “A lot of consumers feel what happens in 10-year rates,” said Brian Rehling, head of global fixed-income strategy at Wells Fargo Investment Institute.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's pledge to contain yields on 10-year Treasury notes met some skepticism in the bond market on Thursday, as inflationary pressures and expectations of a widening federal deficit threaten to outweigh efforts to curb borrowing costs.