"Safe-haven asset" status raises questions as US Treasury bond yields hit key highs.

Wisdom Finance App learned that after Moody's downgraded the US sovereign credit rating last week, the US Treasury bond yields fell slightly from their intraday highs on Monday, but overall remained at a high level, highlighting the market's ongoing concerns about the US fiscal situation. The yields of several key Treasury bond maturities once again touched or neared critical levels that are highly sensitive in financial markets.