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Treasury yields fell across the curve this week as the latest economic snapshot conveyed a picture of tepid U.S. recovery, still-benign underlying inflation pressures and a Fed that is poised to remain on the sidelines for quite some time to come. A successful 30-year auction on Thursday – which showed…

In currencies, the greenback has gained steadily this week, building on newly-discovered momentum in thinning year-end liquidity conditions, aided by technical factors and the ratings dramas in Europe. Dealers have been watching higher Treasury yields for clues on the next leg of the dollar’s price action. One European dealer warned…

When Treasury yields on the 10 year note were climbing to 4.0% in the late spring bond traders fears were centered on the Federal Reserve’s extraordinary liquidity provisions, the Obama administration’s unprecedented ten year deficit projections and the potential for inflation. The collapse in Treasury prices prompted the Fed’s entry…

Interbank and Treasury yields are mostly lower again as we ponder what comes next. Spreads between Libor and Official Interest rates are at their narrowest since the crisis erupted on our radars, pushing some money market futures contracts to new record highs (Eurodollar 99.4625 and Euribor 99.050). This dragged two-year…