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• Treasuries Rise as Investors Win Largest Share of TIPS Auction

  Treasuries rose after investors won the largest share of 10-year inflation-indexed notes sold today at any auction since at least 2003 amid renewed debate over whether the Federal Reserve will slow monetary stimulus.

• U.S. 10-Year TIPS Sale May Yield Negative 0.244%, Survey Shows

  The government’s $13 billion auction of 10-year inflation-indexed notes may draw a yield of negative 0.244 percent, according to the average forecast in a Bloomberg News survey of eight of the Federal Reserve’s 21 primary dealers.

• U.S. 10-Year Yield Tops 2% as Bernanke Says Fed May Taper Buys

  Treasuries fell, pushing 10-year note yields above 2 percent for the first time since March, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke told Congress the Fed may cut the pace of bond purchases at the next few meetings if policy makers see indications of sustained economic growth.

• Treasuries Advance After Fed Officials Back Bond-Buying Stimulus

  Treasuries rose for the first time in three days as comments from Federal Reserve officials added to speculation Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will emphasize the need to sustain stimulus when he speaks before Congress tomorrow.

• S&P 500 Returns to Record While U.S. Treasuries Advance

  The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index returned to a record as a Federal Reserve official said bond purchases should continue and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. forecast the stock rally will last at least through 2015. Treasuries rose and the yen pared earlier losses while grains and gold fell.

• Bond Spread Offers Opportunity for Profit, Standish’s Leduc Says

  The gap in yields between benchmark Treasuries and company debt leaves room for investors to earn returns in fixed income, according to David Leduc, chief investment officer at Standish Mellon Asset Management Co.

• China Starts Unit to Diversify Reserves From U.S. Debt, WSJ Says

  China’s State Administration of Foreign Exchange has set up an operation in New York to make alternative investments in the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people it didn’t identify.

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  U.S. Bonds Cheapest Since ’90 Versus Bunds Counter Buffett

  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 Rise as Jobless Claims Top Forecast

  Treasuries rose, with 10-year note yields headed for their biggest two-day decline since mid-April, as government and Federal Reserve reports pointed to a weakening economy and slower inflation.

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  U.S. 10-Year Yields Fall From 2-Month High on Growth View

  Treasuries snapped their longest losing streak in two months on speculation the economy may be slowing after reports showed manufacturing in the New York region shrank this month and producer prices dropped the most in three years in April.

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