Rates remained steady through the holidays. Stimulus checks arrive for American consumers as jobless claims rise and a COVID variant arrives in the US. 

Rates closed slightly higher this week after trading in a narrow range throughout the week.

Yields declined across the curve this week, reversing last week's yield curve steepening and sending the closing yield on the 10-year Treasury below 90 bps..

The yield curve steepened substantially this week, with the 10-year note adding eight bps of yield, returning to the previous peaks hit in November and June...