Tuesday, 05 June 2007

TREASURIES-Prices sag, yields hit 5 percent on strong ISM data

(Reuters) - NEW YORK, June 5 - U.S. Treasury debt prices sank
on Tuesday, as data showing unexpected strength in the service
sector supported the view of a rebound in second-quarter growth
and sent short-term yields to 5 percent.




A strengthening economy probably would deter the Federal
Reserve from cutting interest rates this year, a growing view
that led to heavy selling of Treasury debt in recent weeks.


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