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The longest decline in Treasuries this year has left U.S. government debt the cheapest since March 2011 when measured by real yields and the best relative value compared with German bunds in more than two decades.
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Treasuries fell, with 10-year note yields climbing to the highest level in six weeks, as signs the U.S. economy is improving amid central-bank monetary stimulus sapped demand for U.S. debt.
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The yen fell beyond 101 per dollar for the first time since April 2009 after a government report showed Japanese investors boosted holdings of overseas bonds and investors speculated on improving prospects of the U.S. economy.
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Treasury 30-year bonds fell, pushing yileds to almost a one-month high, after the dollar strengthened beyond 100 per yen for the first time in four years, damping demand for U.S. government securities.
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The Federal Reserve is likely to announce next week a round of asset purchases focused on mortgages to bolster President Barack Obama’s efforts to help debt-strapped homeowners refinance, Toronto-Dominion Bank’s Richard Gilhooly said.
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Group of Seven policy makers roiled the currency markets they sought to calm amid conflicting messages on how much of an economic threat is posed by the weakening yen.
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The U.S. auction of $7 billion in 30-year inflation-indexed bonds sold at a record-low yield as investors continue to pay a premium to guard against the threat of rising consumer prices.
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Treasuries dropped for a third day after European finance ministers agreed on a second bailout package for Greece aimed at staving off default and keeping the 17-nation euro area intact.
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Treasury 30-year bond yields fell the most since 2010 after President Barack Obama endorsed a deficit-cutting proposal by a bipartisan group of senators that would end a stalemate on the U.S. debt ceiling.
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Treasuries are off to their worst start in nine years amid signs the U.S. economy is strengthening and Europe is moving closer to resolving its sovereign-debt crisis.
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