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NEW YORK, Jan 7 (Reuters) - US Treasuries firmed on Thursday a day ahead of a closely watched jobs report that is expected to show an improving labor market, but not strong enough to prompt the Federal Reserve to signal higher rates ...http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSAN0720038820100107NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Federal Reserve policy makers are keeping open the option to prop up the mortgage market even after its $1.25 trillion mortgage securities purchase program ends in March, ...http://www.nas...

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NEW YORK, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Longer dated US Treasury debt prices fell on Monday, pushing benchmark yields up near seven-month highs, as the market prepared for the possibility of a strong US jobs report later this week. ...http://in.reuters.com/article/marketsNewsUS/idINN0415469220100104Treasuries were the worst performing sovereign debt market in 2009 as the US sold $2.1 trillion of notes and bonds to fund extraordinary efforts to bolster the economy and financial markets. Investors in US debt ...

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Credit markets had a stellar year in 2009, with records shattered in asset-class returns and debt issuance, even as the economic background remained largely dismal. From mortgages to junk-rated corporate debt, there wasn't a sector ...http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704162104574630431028034894.htmlNEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Treasury prices were mixed Monday as investors returned to the market after two holiday-shortened, thin trading weeks with confidence that economic recovery wil...

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NEW YORK - -- Treasury bonds will fall this year, lifting yields as the economy slowly improves, giving investors one more reason to stay away from a sector that had its biggest annual loss in three decades in ...http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-tc-biz-bonds-1230-0102-jan02,0,379527Help from the US government gave credit markets a huge boost as many asset classes rebounded from sharp declines in 2008. Prices of corporate bonds, mortgage-backed securities and leveraged loans soared back...

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Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- US stocks beat 30-year Treasury bonds by a record 36 percentage points in 2009 as investors bet on a recovering economy and the government sold a record $2.11 trillion in debt. ...http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a2BJPQJID7RY&pos=15ATLANTA -- The US Federal Reserve must be open to raising interest rates to pop future asset bubbles, even though stronger regulation remains the best solution to prevent a repeat of the crisis, the Fed chief said ...ht...

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Long-term Treasurys were under slight pressure on Monday, sending their yields higher, after a key index of US manufacturing rose more than expected in December. Benchmark 10-year Treasury yields (UST10Y) were up 1 basis point at 3.848%. ...http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201001041537dowjAP Business Writer CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) - Treasury prices mostly fell in the final day of 2009 after a surprise drop in weekly jobless claims sent interest rates higher....

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This year's annual list of the top national news stories will not include the collapse of one or more big US banks. Contrary to many a dire forecast in the first quarter of 2009, Bank of America, Citigroup and the rest pulled through. ...http://www.caller.com/news/2010/jan/04/good-bad-banks/AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Interest rates fell slightly Wednesday following an auction of $32 billion of seven-year notes. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which is used as a benchmark for inte...

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This is obvious to the disinterested and sober observer. But to the drunkard stumbling out of his office holiday party and passing by his favorite Mexican restaurant, combining the three ingredients may seem like a good idea at the time. ...http://www.stockhouse.com/Columnists/2010/Jan/3/Dumbest-investment-in-the-worldNEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices traded mostly lower Monday, sending yields higher, ahead of key data on US manufacturing expected to lend comfort to hopes of an economic ...

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This is obvious to the disinterested and sober observer. But to the drunkard stumbling out of his office holiday party and passing by his favorite Mexican restaurant, combining the three ingredients may seem like a good idea at the time. ...http://www.stockhouse.com/Columnists/2010/Jan/3/Dumbest-investment-in-the-worldJan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's 10-year bond futures fell for the first time in three days on speculation primary dealers reduced their holdings before a sale of the debt in two days...

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Wednesday's successful $32 billion seven-year note auction wraps up a record year of debt sales by the US government. The Treasury sold more than $2.1 trillion in notes and bonds this year, more than in the previous two years combined, ...http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052748704152804574627903356937442.htmlNEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Treasury prices fell Thursday after a government report showed that initial jobless claims dropped more than expected last week, signaling a stronger econom...