SINGAPORE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Treasury futures slipped and traders lowered expectations for U.S. interest rate cuts on Monday, figuring tariffs on the country's top trading partners risked stoking inflation.
Ten-year U.S. Treasury futures TNc1 were down about 3 ticks in early trade, giving an implied yield of 4.57% - not far from where the cash market closed in New York on Friday.
Analysts said the lack of a bounce, despite selling in equities and other risk-sensitive assets, showed investors were focused initially on how higher prices may stall rate cuts.
Fed funds futures 0#FF: trimmed about 6 basis points from rate cut expectations this year.
"Maybe markets are treating this more initially as more of an inflation impact than a growth impact," said ANZ rates strategist Jack Chambers, with traders perhaps counting on tariffs being short-lived.
(Reporting by Tom Westbrook; Editing by Sonali Paul)
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