Friday, July 13, 2007

Treasuries Post Weekly Gain Over Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Economic View

(Bloomberg) -- Treasuries posted a weekly gain as
the subprime mortgage crisis sent investors to the safety of
U.S. government debt and raised concern that housing weakness
will slow economic growth.

Benchmark 10-year note yields dropped more than 8 basis
points for the week. Treasuries strengthened today as a Commerce
Department report showed U.S. retail sales fell last month by
the most in almost two years.


Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News

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