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Wall Street banks are expanding holdings of speculative-grade bonds as prices fall from record highs with investors retreating from exchange-traded funds that buy the debt.
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Ten-year Treasury yields reached the highest level since March as retail sales unexpectedly rose, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was little changed at a record level. The dollar rallied and oil fell for a third day.
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Treasury 10-year yields reached the highest level in almost seven weeks after a report showed U.S. retail sales unexpectedly increased in April, renewing optimism central-bank efforts to spur economic growth are working.
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s $1 billion note sale shows that while Chief Executive Officer Warren Buffett may pity investors who’ve stuck with bonds as yields fall to record lows, he’ll sell them as much debt as they want.
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Treasury 10-year notes rallied to finish little changed as weaker-than-forecast economic data dashed speculation the Federal Reserve might end stimulus measures anytime soon, driving investors into government debt.
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Manufacturing grew less than forecast in March as orders and production cooled, highlighting the risk of a U.S. economic slowdown this quarter as federal budget cuts take effect.
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Sales have rebounded of U.S. structured notes that gain when the gap grows between interest rates of different maturities, as investors seek protection from an eventual rise in long-term rates.
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Treasury 10-year notes fell for the first time in four days as investors sought higher-yielding assets amid a recovery in gold and equities, damping the refuge appeal of government debt.
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Representative Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, declared this month that the U.S. national debt “is hurting our economy today.” It’s an idea embraced by almost every Republican and even some Democrats.
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Treasuries rose, pushing 10-year note yields down the most in three weeks, as an unprecedented proposed levy on bank deposits in Cyprus threatened to reignite the euro region’s debt crisis, boosting demand for a refuge.
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