Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Treasuries Little Changed as Bernanke Says Economic Growth Will Pick Up

(Bloomberg) -- Treasuries were little changed as
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke predicted U.S. economic
growth will pick up slightly next year and inflation will
gradually recede.

The yield on the benchmark 10-year note rose almost 1 basis
point, or 0.01 percentage point, to 5.05 percent at 10:05 a.m.
in New York, according to bond broker Cantor Fitzgerald LP. The
price of the 4 1/2 percent note due in May 2017 fell 2/32, or 63
cents per $1,000 face amount, to 95 3/4. Bond yields and prices
move in the opposite direction.


Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News

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