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By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
May 14, 2013
Treasury 10-year note yields reached seven-week highs as speculation the Federal Reserve may consider tapering its record bond-purchase program crimped demand for the securities as equities indexes traded at record levels.
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By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
April 29, 2013
Federal Reserve policy makers may shift discussion away from when to reduce monetary stimulus, given data showing the economy is weakening, according to Pacific Investment Management Co.’s Mohamed A. El-Erian.
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By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
March 15, 2013
Treasuries rose for the first time in three days after an unexpected decline in a gauge of U.S. consumer confidence cast doubt over the strength of the recovery in the world’s biggest economy.
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By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
March 5, 2013
Pacific Investment Management Co.’s Bill Gross, manager of the world’s biggest bond fund, said the yen is likely to weaken to 100 per U.S. dollar on concern stimulus measures by the Bank of Japan will debase the currency.
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By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
March 1, 2013
Treasuries rose for a second day, with 10-year yields headed for the biggest weekly drop since September, as $85 billion of spending cuts that threatened to slow the world’s largest economy are set to be triggered.
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By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
February 28, 2013
Treasuries rose for the first time in three days amid speculation the start of $85 billion in automatic federal spending reductions tomorrow will choke off the recovery in the world’s biggest economy.
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By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
January 8, 2013
Treasuries rose on demand for the safest securities before three sales of notes and bonds totaling $66 billion this week, starting with a $32 billion three-year debt auction today.
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By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
January 7, 2013
Treasury 10-year note yields were at almost an eight-month high in trading before the first auction of the securities this year as investors pondered the outlook for the end of the Federal Reserve’s debt purchases.
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By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
December 17, 2012
Treasuries fell, pushing 10-year note yields toward a five-week high, as investors weighed prospects for a budget deal in Washington and the U.S. prepared to sell $35 billion in two-year notes.
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By Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
November 29, 2012
Treasuries erased losses after Republican House Speaker John Boehner said “no substantive progress” has been made in talks to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, boosting demand for haven assets.
