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NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks, Treasurys and corporate bonds have been weakening, giving investors fewer places to hide.
As the Dow Jones industrial average tumbled below 6,600 for the first time since 1997, Treasury notes took a modest hit, too, on Monday ahe..
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Treasurys prices fell Friday as investors braced for an onslaught of new supply headed to market next week and stocks held onto small gains in a late-session rally.
The Treasury Department announced Thursday that it plans to auction $34 billion in 3-year..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Treasury prices fell Friday as stocks avoided the selloffs seen earlier in the week and as an unemployment report wasn't as bad as some had forecast.
Investors sold Treasurys as the stock market initially jumped after the Labor Departmen..
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Prices for Treasurys fell Thursday morning as traders responded to reports on President Obama's budget plan, another auction and signs that stocks could open higher.
Obama was set to deliver his fiscal 2010 budget proposal to Congress later Thursday. Adm..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Treasurys fell Friday ahead of the three-day weekend, as investors anticipated more news from Washington next week on how officials intend to stoke the economy.
On Friday, the White House said President Barack Obama will outline steps to..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Treasurys closed mixed Wednesday after the Treasury Department auctioned $14 billion in 30-year bonds to moderate demand.
This year, the government has been increasing debt supply to finance its economic and financial industry rescue pla..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Longer-term Treasury bond yields jumped Wednesday as the Federal Reserve made clear it would take whatever steps necessary to help revive the economy.
The central bank concluded a two-day meeting by leaving its interest rate target near..
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The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate near 0%, and said it is prepared to take additional steps to try to fix the troubled U.S. economy and credit markets.
The Fed said it stands ready to purchase longer-term Treasurys if it determines that such..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Government bonds finished mixed Thursday after the Treasury Department said it would auction a record $40 billion in two-year notes and $30 billion in five-year notes next week.
Investors bought shorter-term bills and notes, but sold lon..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Yields on U.S. government debt touched fresh lows again Tuesday as investors, worried about the economy and the ongoing volatility in stocks, again sought out the safest investments.
Yields, which move opposite their price, fell to recor..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Investors flooded into government debt again on Thursday, launching the 30-year Treasury bond to a huge one-day gain as worries mounted about an auto industry collapse.
The 30-year bond rose more than 9 points, hurtling its yield down to..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Treasury prices rose modestly in quiet trading Monday after a bleaker-than-expected reading on the manufacturing sector, but investors avoided making large bets ahead of Tuesday's presidential election. Meanwhile, key interbank lending ra..
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Treasurys edged higher Monday as investors balance ongoing recession fears with anticipation that the government will again announce billions of dollars worth of government debt auctions this week to fund its financial rescue programs.
The government may..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Government bond prices tumbled Friday as the U.S. government said it was drafting a plan to rescue the nation's embattled banks, leading investors to take their money out of Treasurys and put it back into stocks.
Stocks also jumped due t..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Long-term Treasurys sold off on Friday, due in part by a better-than-expected reading on September consumer sentiment from a Reuters/University of Michigan survey.
Trading was extremely volatile, with traders uncertain about the future o..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Treasury prices fell Friday as investors cashed in profits from the strong gains the bonds made earlier in the week.
Also weighing on Treasurys was an afternoon reversal in the stock market, even after the government reported a huge upti..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Treasury prices rose Wednesday amid market speculation that the government will have to bail out mortgage financiers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
The rise was limited, however, as stocks made a late-day gain. Investors often turn to Treas..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Treasury prices rose Monday as ongoing political tension overseas and uncertainty about the financial sector sent investors in search of safe assets.
On Monday, Russia said it began withdrawing troops from Georgia, but U.S. officials sai..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Treasury prices were little changed in light trading Wednesday as investors fled stocks to seek out safer assets but also worried about inflation's effect on bonds.
The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled more than 150 points in late mo..
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Treasury prices fell slightly Monday after better-than-expected earnings from Bank of America Corp. motivated investors to put money back into the stock market.
Bank of America's second-quarter profit tumbled 41 percent from the year-ago..
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