Treasury yields headed higher this week as positive developments in U.S.-China trade tensions sapped appetite for haven assets like government paper. That upward momentum dissipated somewhat on Friday, however, after softer economic data in China perked up concerns around the global economy's health. The 10- year Treasury note yield fell 2 basis points to 2.891%, trimming its weeklong rise to 4.1 basis points, its largest such move since Nov. 2. The 2- year note yield fell 2.7...
U.S. government-bond prices rose Friday as investors sought safer assets following a batch of soft economic data from China and Europe. The yield on the benchmark 10- year U.S. Treasury note settled at 2.891%, compared with 2.911% Thursday.
U.S. Treasury yields slid on
Friday, in line with declines in U.S. equities, weighed down by
worries about global growth after poor economic numbers out of
Europe and China.
* Global growth worries hit stocks. * Dollar strengthens on U.S. economic data. * U.S. Treasury yields fall. By Chuck Mikolajczak. A gauge of global stocks tumbled on Friday after weak economic data from China and Europe intensified global growth worries as investors weighed the broader impact of the trade dispute between the United States and China.
U.S. government-bond prices rose Friday as investor sought safer assets following a batch of soft economic data from China and Europe. In recent trading, the yield on the benchmark 10- year U.S. Treasury note was 2.886%, according to Tradeweb, compared with 2.911% Thursday.
* Global growth worries hit stocks. * Dollar strengthens on U.S. data. * U.S. Treasury yields fall. By Chuck Mikolajczak. A gauge of global stocks tumbled on Friday after weak economic data from China and Europe exacerbated worries about global growth as investors considered the broader impact of the trade dispute between the United States and China.
The Canadian dollar lost ground
against its broadly stronger U.S. counterpart on Friday as
investors worried about signs of slower global growth and after
the debt rating of Canada's most ...
U.S. Treasury yields retreated
on Friday, in line with falls in U.S. equities, weighed down by
worries about global growth after poor economic numbers out of
Europe and China.
Following are five big themes likely to dominate thinking of investors and traders in the coming week and the Reuters stories related to them. 1/PUT UP, THEN SHUT UP. The Federal Reserve is almost certain to hike U.S. interest rates for the fourth time this year to 2.25-2.50 percent on Wednesday but it will be 'What they say, not what they do' that really matters.
* Euro zone bond yields tumble after PMI data. * French flash Dec manufacturing PMI hits 27-month low. * Portugal, Ireland debt supported by ECB reinvestment plan. * Euro zone periphery govt bond yields http://tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr. By Dhara Ranasinghe.
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