Friday, 08 June 2007

U.S. Notes Set for Weekly Decline as Bets for Interest-Rate Cut Diminish

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasuries headed for the biggest
weekly decline since March 2005 as traders scaled back bets for a
cut in interest rates by the Federal Reserve this year.

Ten-year U.S. note yields, which move inversely to price,
rose to an 11-month high as Asian stock markets slumped. New
Zealand two-year government bonds fell for a sixth day after the
central bank this week raised borrowing costs to a record high.
German bunds also declined after the European Central Bank lifted
its rate.


Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News

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