The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note rose to 4.71% on Friday, returning to its highest level since January 2025, as investors weighed hawkish remarks from Fed policymakers that reinforced the case for higher interest rates to curb inflation. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said he would prefer smaller rate hikes now rather than waiting, while Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack warned that the longer inflation remains elevated, the more difficult and costly it will be to bring it back to target. Both were among the three FOMC members who dissented at this week's meeting, voting in favor of a 25bps rate hike, although the Fed ultimately left the federal funds rate unchanged. Even so, investors' expectations for a rate hike at the next policy meeting in September eased after Governor Kevin Warsh offered little guidance on the future path of monetary policy, although markets continue to price in roughly a two-thirds probability of a 25bps increase.