Prices on Treasury bonds rose in the wake of the Federal Open Market Committee's minutes showed the central bank is willing to provide more stimulus if the U.S. economy falters.
The House speaker draws an election-year battle line, saying he would back an increase in the government's borrowing authority only if there were an equal amount of spending cuts.
U.S. Treasury prices rose on Monday, pushing yields to the lowest since early October as political turmoil in Greece, an anti-austerity vote in Germany and concern of slower growth in China drove a bid for safety.
U.S. Treasury bond prices rose on Friday after JPMorgan unveiled heavy losses and as uncertainty over Greece's political future sparked demand for safe-haven debt.
U.S. Treasury debt prices dropped on Thursday as stronger-than-expected U.S. jobless claims data and a pause in the steady stream of worrying news from Europe helped ease appetite for safe-haven government debt.
Treasury prices gained on Monday, as the outcome of elections in Greece and France raised concerns about the progress of European austerity steps and fueled a rally ignited by downbeat U.S. employment data.
U.S. Treasury debt prices rose on Friday after April employment data reinforced concerns the U.S. economic expansion was slowing, stoking demand for low-risk government debt in advance of next week's auctions.
U.S. government debt prices rose slightly on Thursday as data showing a bigger-than-expected pullback in growth in the U.S. services sector offset a surprisingly large drop in claims for jobless benefits.
U.S. Treasury debt prices rose on Wednesday as weakness in European manufacturing and slower private-sector hiring in the United States fueled expectations of a global slowdown.
U.S. government debt prices fell on Tuesday as the U.S. manufacturing sector unexpectedly grew at its strongest pace in 10 months, reducing fears U.S. economy is faltering and required more stimulus from the Federal Reserve.
U.S. Treasury prices rose on Monday as anxiety over economic weakness in Europe and slowing growth in the United States led investors to favor lower-risk investments over stocks and other risky assets.
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