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Hedge funds using debt-trading strategies honed on Wall Street are expanding at a record pace as they profit from risks big banks are no longer taking.
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Treasuries extended losses after U.S. employers added more jobs in April than forecast, boosting the outlook for growth and trimming demand for refuge.
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The Bank of Israel plans to almost double equity holdings by the end of the year after falling bond yields prompted the central bank to invest in European shares for the first time.
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The U.S. Treasury Department said it plans to sell a floating-rate security as early as the fourth quarter this year and signaled it may decide to “gradually” reduce the supply of notes and bonds at auction.
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Treasury 10-year-note yields rose from almost the lowest this year as U.S. personal spending slowed last month, signaling reduced economic growth and underpinning demand for the securities.
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The U.S. Treasury Department projected it will reduce government debt this quarter for the first time in six years as tax receipts exceed forecasts and spending diminishes.
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Central banks, guardians of the world’s $11 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves, are buying stocks in record amounts as falling bond yields push even risk- averse investors toward equities.
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Treasury 10-year note yields fell to the lowest level this year as slowing growth in China and Europe underscored the appeal of U.S. government debt even with the Federal Reserve’s unprecedented stimulus measures.
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Treasuries rose for a third day as economic reports showed growth slowing in the world’s two largest economies, boosting the allure of U.S. government debt.
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities tumbled after a record $18 billion auction of the notes attracted the lowest demand in more than four years with the economy showing few signs of rising consumer prices.
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