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Fresh tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime route for 20% of the world's oil, could keep gasoline from falling below the $3 mark.

Crude prices fell on Wednesday on news that Iranian fuel may ​soon hit the world's markets, bringing inflation relief and pushing bond yields lower, while stocks and currencies were quiet ahead of Kevin Warsh's ‌debut as Federal Reserve chair.

Long-duration U.S. Treasury bonds have had a tough time amid inflation, interest rate activity, and yields that have risen dramatically since a pandemic-era low point. While the consensus view may be that long bonds like this are risky, contrarian investors can argue that long-duration Treasury bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs) may offer asymmetric upside if inflation fears diminish and rates normalize once again.

For decades, the playbook for high-income investors was almost reflexive: put municipal bonds in your taxable account, put Treasuries and corporates in your IRA.

Treasurys rose in price terms in Asia on Tuesday morning following a U.S. holiday on Monday.

President Donald Trump's room to wage war while maneuvering on economic policy is being tested by a force largely beyond his control: the bond market.

The put bets would be a bet on a yield spike since bond prices (value of the TLT fund) move inversely to rates.

Treasuries spiked on Friday as inflation signals continue to muddy interest rate expectations under the new Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh.

Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." Chapters: 00:00:00 - MLIV 00:00:01 - Bond Market Selloffs, Inflation Concerns 00:01:44 - Buy the Dip?

The yield on the 30-year Treasury bond has been brushing up against the 5% threshold over the past week, as rising inflation expectations and real interest rates have been a one-two punch for the global bond market.