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Markets wrap: yields drift lower as bitcoin firms
Wednesday's official prints — Treasury yields, crypto, and the currency board, each number linked to its source.
Rates: a quiet lean downward
The Treasury's par yield curve for 5 August put the two-year at 4.18%, two basis points lower on the day, with the ten-year unchanged at 4.63% and the thirty-year a basis point softer at 5.17% (US Treasury). Small moves — but the short end easing while the long end holds is the shape rate-watchers note.
Crypto: both majors higher
Bitcoin traded at $64,612, up 0.83% over 24 hours, while ether gained more at 2.11% to $1,908 (CoinGecko). Ether's gain outpacing bitcoin's on the day is the detail worth carrying forward.
Currencies: the dollar gave ground
The euro fixed at 1.1554 against the dollar, up 0.34%, and sterling at 1.3479, up 0.24% (ECB reference rates). The board's biggest single move belonged to the rand: USD/ZAR fell 0.57% to 16.347 (ECB reference rates). Yen crosses stretched the other way — EUR/JPY up 0.45% at 182.08, GBP/JPY up 0.36% at 212.41 (ECB reference rates) — while the antipodeans split: AUD/USD up 0.29%, NZD/USD down 0.23% (ECB reference rates).
Reading this page
Three official sources, three cadences: Treasury yields are the daily par curve, crypto prices are spot at retrieval, and currency rates are the ECB's once-daily reference fixings — benchmarks, not tradable quotes. Nothing here is a forecast, and days like Wednesday, where nothing broke, are recorded with the same care as days when something does.
Frequently asked questions
What moved most on 5 August?
On the currency board, USD/ZAR fell 0.57%; in crypto, ether's 2.11% gain led bitcoin's 0.83%; Treasury yields drifted a basis point or two lower at the short and long ends.
Are these live prices?
No. Treasury yields are the official daily par curve, currency rates are the ECB's once-daily reference fixings, and crypto prices are spot at the time of retrieval.