A bad Treasury auction is offering a glimpse into the anxiety on Wall Street over the Iran war

Site SearchClearSEARCHAdvanced Search ➔Search ResultsSymbolsNo results foundAll NewsArticlesVideoPodcasts0 ResultsNo Results FoundAuthorsNo results foundSectionsNo results foundColumnsNo results found Market ExtraA bad Treasury auction is offering a glimpse into the anxiety on Wall Street over the Iran warThere’s a $70 billion 5-year Treasury auction set for Wednesday that will be in focusLast Updated: March 25, 2026 at 8:48 a.m. ETFirst Published: March 24, 2026 at 6:19 p.m. ETShareResizeListen(3 min)President Donald Trump looks on as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks about the Iran war on Tuesday in the Oval Office. Photo: AFP via Getty ImagesWall Street jitters about the Iran war spilled over Tuesday into a vital part of U.S. financial markets that typically hum along without a hitch.Reports of Pentagon plans to deploy roughly 3,000 soldiers from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East were blamed Tuesday for a weak $69 billion sale of 2-year Treasury notes. About the Author Joy WiltermuthJoy Wiltermuth is a news editor and senior markets reporter based in New York.Show Conversation (0)Back To TopA Dow Jones CompanyCopyright © 2026 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved.Terms of UsePrivacy NoticeCookie NoticeArchive MarketwatchCustomer CenterContact UsNewslettersNewsroom RosterVirtual Stock ExchangeMarketWatch GuidesCopyright PolicyManage NotificationsCancel My SubscriptionCompanyDow JonesCode of ConductCorrectionsReprints & LicensingDigital Self ServiceYour Ad ChoicesCorporate SubscriptionsAccessibilityDow Jones NetworkThe Wall Street JournalBarron'sInvestor's Business DailyFinancial News Londonrealtor.comMansion GlobalDow Jones Smart MoneyIntraday Data provided by FACTSET and subject to terms of use. Historical and current end-of-day data provided by FACTSET. All quotes are in local exchange time. Real-time last sale data for U.S. stock quotes reflect trades reported through Nasdaq only. Intraday data delayed at least 15 minutes or per exchange requirements.