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After Years Of Decline, Yields On U.S. Treasuries Rise
Monday, March 6, 2017 5:19
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from the St Louis Fed
– this post authored by Maria A. Arias and Paulina Restrepo-Echavarria
After almost eight years of declining yields, the second half of 2016 marked a turning point for the U.S. bond market, with yields on 10-year and 30-year Treasuries substantially increasing, especially during the last two months of the year. In this article, we describe several domestic and international factors that have affected demand for U.S. Treasuries and have potentially helped push yields higher.
Source: http://econintersect.com/pages/contributors/contributor.php?post=201703060554
