Traders are back focusing on what US policymakers have been repeating all year.
But there are plenty of others in the market who are looking for Treasurys to rebound.
Bullish investors think the worst of the Treasury rout is probably done.
Despite their Fitch downgrade, few assets rival Treasurys' status as the haven of choice.
Richard Clarida's comments carried extra weight because he is a former Fed vice chairman.
Whether the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again still up for debate.
Rate hikes by the central banks of Canada and Australia have spooked the global bond market.
The debt-ceiling debate has become an unwelcome sideshow for investors.
A U.S. recession is a "virtual certainty," according to JPMorgan Asset Management's head of global rates.
Leveraged funds boosted overall shorts on U.S. bond futures to a fresh record in the week to May 2.