U.S. Notes Rise as Investors' Risk Appetite Wanes, Asian Stocks Decline

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasuries rose, with the yield
on 10-year notes falling to the lowest in almost two months, on
speculation investors sold stocks and sought the relative safety
of government debt.

The yield on the 4 1/2 percent 10-year note maturing in May
2017 fell 2 basis points, or 0.02 percentage point, to 4.93
percent as of 1:20 p.m. in Singapore, according to bond broker
Cantor Fitzgerald LP. The price rose 4/32, or $1.25 per $1,000
face amount, to 96 21/32. Bond yields move inversely to prices.


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RPT-TREASURIES-Bonds add gains after U.S. core inflation data

(Reuters) - Benchmark 10-year notes were up 7/32 in price
for a 5.08 percent, versus 5.09 percent shortly before the core
PCE data and 5.11 percent late Thursday. Bond prices and yields
move inversely.




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Treasury Yield Curve Steepens the Most Since 2005 as Investors Seek Safety

(Bloomberg) -- The difference in Treasury 10-year
and two-year note yields widened to the most since October 2005
as investors sought a haven from hedge fund losses.

Two-year notes were poised for their first weekly gain
since April, while 10-year notes were down for a seventh week,
widening the yield advantage of the longer-term debt to 21 basis
points. Investors bought two-year notes as creditors moved to
liquidate assets from two Bear Stearns Cos. hedge funds.


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Treasuries Little Changed Before Fed Report Expected to Show Factory Gain

(Bloomberg) -- Treasuries were little changed
before a Federal Reserve report forecast by economists to show a
pickup in manufacturing that may trigger faster inflation.

Benchmark 10-year notes have underperformed two-year debt,
signaling investors expect higher consumer prices. About $27
billion of U.S. corporate bond sales so far this week by
companies including Home Depot Inc. and First Data Corp. also
weighed on Treasuries.


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