Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Treasuries Are Little Changed as Fed Forecasts Moderate Pace of Spending

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasuries were little changed
after minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent meeting
revealed that policy makers forecast that consumer spending will
grow at a ``more moderate pace.''

The yield on the benchmark 10-year note fell 2 basis points,
or 0.02 percentage point, to 4.86 percent at 2:080 p.m. in New
York, according to bond broker Cantor Fitzgerald LP. The price of
the 4 1/2 percent security due May 2017 gained 1/8, or $1.25 per
$1,000 face amount, to 97 1/8. Bond yields move inversely to
prices.


Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News

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