U.S. Benchmark Treasury Yield Holds Below 5 Percent on Mortgage Concerns

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. 10-year Treasury yields held
near the lowest in two months as investors sought the relative
safety of government debt on concern that losses on subprime
loans in the U.S. will hurt the broader economy.

Benchmark yields stayed below 5 percent for a second day
before a report this week that's expected to show home sales
fell to the lowest in four years in June. Federal Reserve
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke last week said inflation will recede
and housing market weakness may slow the economy.


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WEEKEAHEAD-Emerging debt may extend gains, Treasuries permitting

(Reuters) - Volatility should remain high, however, as bond prices
continue to track an unstable U.S. Treasury market, which saw
benchmark 10-year Treasury yields hit a five-year high of 5.3
percent last week.




Treasury yields retreated on Friday, as a
lower-than-expected core U.S. producer prices index reduced
inflation fears, clearing the way for a rally in
higher-yielding emerging markets assets.


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U.S. Treasury Yields Reach Five-Year High Amid Diminishing Rate-Cut Bets

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. 10-year Treasury yields
reached a five-year high as traders stepped up bets the
economy is strong enough to keep the Federal Reserve from
cutting interest rates this year.

The price of the benchmark 10-year note, which moves
inversely to the yield, dropped a sixth straight week, the
longest slide since 2005. A government report on June 13
showed retail sales rose by the most in more than a year in
May, easing concern that falling home values will crimp
consumer spending.


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