Topic: Fixed Income

U.S. Treasurys prices drifted lower on Thursday after a well-received auction of seven-year notes and as traders prepared for an abbreviated session ahead of a long holiday weekend.

Fixed-income investors are once again looking sage-like, as the latest eruption in the EU crisis ravages equities.  Two of these funds are up more than 7 percent.

U.S. Treasury bond prices remained solidly higher Wednesday, following a sale of five-year notes.

Benchmark U.S. Treasury debt prices fell for a third consecutive day on Tuesday as investors took profits from recent gains and pushed for lower prices going into auctions of government debt this week.

U.S. Treasurys prices were mixed on Monday as investors took profits after a recent rally that was sparked by fears over a worsening of the European debt crisis and ahead of $99 billion in new Treasurys supply scheduled for this week.

U.S. Treasury debt prices eased on Friday as investors took profits a day after benchmark yields hit their lowest closing level in at least 60 years.

The 10-year note yield closed at an all-time low while U.S. 30-year Treasury bond prices rose more than 2 points on Thursday afternoon.

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.

U.S. Treasury debt prices ended little changed on Tuesday as worries about Greece's political turmoil offset earlier profit-taking.

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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.

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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.

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