Monday, April 30, 2007

Treasuries Rise on Speculation Inflation Will Slow Enough to Lower Rates

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasuries rose on speculation inflation may slow enough in coming months to enable the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.

Economists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Merrill Lynch & Co., and UBS AG say the worst U.S. housing slump in a decade may drive the economy into a recession and stifle consumer prices. The world's biggest economy expanded at an annual rate of 1.3 percent last quarter, the Commerce Department said April 27, slower than what economists expected.


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