Treasury yields were roughly flat on Friday morning after the Labor Department reported that U.S. jobs growth slowed sharply, but less than expected in July. Longer-dated yields initially rose after the July employment report showed the headline payrolls figures beat economists' expectations.
* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields http://tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr. By Stefano Rebaudo and Yoruk Bahceli. Germany's 10-year borrowing costs rose on Friday, tracking U.S. Treasury yields higher, after U.S. employment data showed employment growth slowed considerably in July but not quite as much as economists had expected.
* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields http://tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr. German 10-year bond yields held below one-week highs on Friday, as geopolitical tensions and uncertainty over a new U.S. coronavirus stimulus package supported safe-haven assets.
Japanese government bond prices were largely steady on Friday as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of U.S. jobs data and a three-day weekend in Japan.
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E. * Dollar is weak against most currencies. * Traders looking for more U.S. economic stimulus. * Treasury yields another negative factor for the dollar. By Stanley White.
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2020 https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E. * Dollar is weak against most currencies. * Traders looking for more U.S. economic stimulus. * Treasury yields another negative factor for the dollar. By Stanley White.
* Asian stock markets: https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4. Asia shares were poised to open higher on Friday, tracking global equity markets' overnight gains as investors awaited a U.S. nonfarm payrolls report.
The Treasury yield curve flattened slightly on Thursday afternoon as government bond investors, who have expressed doubt about the stability of the U.S. labor market's recovery this past week, held off from making major moves ahead of Friday's federal jobs report.
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