Bond futures today rose after crude oil prices declined sharply, easing inflation fears. The flattening of the yield curve in recent sessions suggests a cautious macro outlook and supports futures strength in intermediate maturities. Schools Superintendent Adam Swinyard said the package amounts to a massive investment in the lives of Spokane children and their families, whether inside or outside of schools, giving kids easy access to activities that don't involve a screen. Parks Director Garrett Jones sees the Together Spokane proposal as a way to give every neighborhood park the same kind of attention as downtown's Riverfront Park. See on the daily bar chart for December T-Bond futures that a price downtrend line is in place. See, too, at the bottom of the chart that the moving average convergence divergence (MACD) indicator is in a bearish mode as the blue MACD line is below the red trigger line and both lines are trending down. The bears have the overall near-term technical advantage. Bond futures today benefitted from safe-haven flows as geopolitical headlines pressured risk assets. Long-term maturities outperformed, with 20-year and 30-year futures showing higher percentage gains than the front end.