The Fed is expected to cut interest rates today. Here's why bond yields are moving in the opposite direction.

Markets have been predicting another rate cut for weeks, but bond yields have been rising. The 10-year Treasury yield has steadily risen in recent weeks, and ticked up to 4.2% on Wednesday. Bond markets are telegraphing concerns about more inflation in the coming year. Markets think a rate cut on Wednesday is nearly a foregone conclusion, but bond yields are doing something strange. Despite a cut being priced in for weeks, US government bonds have been selling off, driving yields higher. The 10-y ...