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US Treasury yields

US Treasury yields edge higher, day after hefty fall
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US Treasury yields edge higher, day after hefty fall

  • Ten-year Treasury yields fell more than 10 basis points on Thursday, the biggest one-day move down since early-November, Yields touched a low of 1.5280% -- well off 14-month highs hit recently above 1.77%.
  • On Friday, yields rose again to 1.56%, up 3.5 basis points on the day but still down eight bps from where the market opened on Thursday.
Published 16 Apr, 2021 05:37pm
US MIDDAY: Gold climbs
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US MIDDAY: Gold climbs

NEW YORK: Gold scaled a more than one-month peak on Thursday as US Treasury yields slipped despite...
Published 16 Apr, 2021 03:40am
Gold falls in NY
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Gold falls in NY

NEW YORK: Gold fell on Wednesday as an uptick in US Treasury yields weighed on the non-yielding bullion’s appeal,...
Published 15 Apr, 2021 03:22am
Yields dip after CPI data, J&J vaccine pause
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Yields dip after CPI data, J&J vaccine pause

  • The 10-year yield was last down 2.1 basis points at 1.6552%, holding below a 14-month high of 1.776% reached on March 30.
  • "We've had yields run up a ton on expectations that inflation is going to be going to the moon ... but (the data) doesn't show any signs of getting completely out of control, at least not yet," he said.
Published 13 Apr, 2021 07:56pm
US MIDDAY: Gold slips
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US MIDDAY: Gold slips

NEW YORK: Gold fell on Monday as an uptick in US Treasury yields weighed on bullion’s appeal, while investors...
Published 13 Apr, 2021 04:31am
Gold falls in European trade
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Gold falls in European trade

AMSTERDAM/LONDON: Gold fell on Monday as an uptick in US Treasury yields dimmed bullion’s appeal, while investors...
Published 13 Apr, 2021 04:31am
US yields slide after jobless claims, but massive supply looms
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US yields slide after jobless claims, but massive supply looms

  • "Falling incidence of the coronavirus will lower initial claims," said Stan Shipley, fixed income strategist, at Evecore ISI in New York. He added that overall the data showed the "labor market is continuing to heal and should be neutral for Treasury yields."
  • In midmorning trading, the US 10-year Treasury yield was down at 1.64% from 1.654% on Wednesday.
Published 08 Apr, 2021 08:22pm
US yields mostly down with market in consolidation phase
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US yields mostly down with market in consolidation phase

  • Yields on the front end to the so-called belly of the curve were down, while those on the very long end were firmer. US 10-year yields, however, dropped to a two-week low.
  • In mid-morning trading, the US 10-year Treasury yield was little changed at 1.656%, from 1.657% on Tuesday.
Published 07 Apr, 2021 08:11pm
Gold prices climb in NY
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Gold prices climb in NY

NEW YORK: Gold prices rose about 1% on Tuesday and hit the highest in more than a week, boosted by as a retreating...
Published 07 Apr, 2021 03:48am
Euro zone bond yields edge up after US jobs data
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Euro zone bond yields edge up after US jobs data

  • That pushed US Treasury yields higher across the curve on Friday, and as much as 6 basis points on five-year Treasuries.
  • "Thanks to yesterday's decline in US Treasury yields, any upward pressure on Bund yields stemming from spillover effects is likely to be limited," UniCredit analysts told clients.
Updated 06 Apr, 2021 07:29pm
Japanese shares fall on profit booking, checking US rates
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Japanese shares fall on profit booking, checking US rates

  • Nikkei share average lost 0.81% to 29,844.81 by 0208 GMT, after hitting the 30,000 mark for the first time in more than two weeks on Monday. The broader Topix fell 0.74% to 1,968.80
  • "The market fundamental is strong. But ultimately the stimulus packages in the US and the direction of the long term interest rates could determine the move of the Japanese market."
Published 06 Apr, 2021 10:54am
US yields mostly up as positive momentum persists with recent strong data
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US yields mostly up as positive momentum persists with recent strong data

  • The US yield curve, which has become a barometer of risk sentiment in the bond market, steepened after flattening in the previous session. The spread between US 2-year and 10-year yields rose to 155 basis points.
  • Trading was quiet to start the week, with most of Europe still on holiday for Easter Monday. China, Hong Kong and Australia were closed as well.
Published 05 Apr, 2021 09:45pm
Dollar dips to one-week lows as stocks hit records
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Dollar dips to one-week lows as stocks hit records

  • The greenback has generally risen at the same time as stocks gain. Investors are now watching to see if that relationship continues as it may indicate a shift in how the currency responds to improving risk appetite.
  • "The trickiest thing for markets right now is to figure out what the dollar's sensitivity is to good US economic news," said Erik Nelson, a macro strategist at Wells Fargo in New York.
Published 05 Apr, 2021 07:49pm
Gold rebounds in Asia
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Gold rebounds in Asia

SINGAPORE: Gold gained in Asian trade on Thursday from a three-week low hit in the previous session, as the US ...
Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am
US MIDDAY: Gold rises
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US MIDDAY: Gold rises

NEW YORK: Gold rose over 1% on Thursday buoyed by a retreat in the dollar and US bond yields, while grim US jobless...
Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am
Gold surges in Europe
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Gold surges in Europe

ROTTERDAM/LONDON: Gold rose over 1% on Thursday on a retreat in the dollar and US bond yields, while grim jobless...
Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am
German Bund yields at highest in almost two weeks, dragged up by Treasuries
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German Bund yields at highest in almost two weeks, dragged up by Treasuries

  • A rally in European shares to near record highs and signs of a pick-up in inflation in big euro zone economies also weighed on euro area bonds, pushing 10-year yields up 4 to 5 basis points across the board.
  • In turn, Germany's 10-year bond yield rose over 5 bps to -0.26%, its highest level in almost two weeks. This left the gap with its US peers at just over 200 bps and near the widest levels in over a year.
Published 30 Mar, 2021 09:15pm