Thursday, July 19, 2007

TREASURIES-Rally fades ahead of Bernanke encore

(Reuters) - Anxiety over troubled mortgage investments has kept bonds
afloat in recent sessions, briefly pushing benchmark yields
back below 5 percent.




Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reinforced the rally
on Wednesday by zeroing in on subprime or high-risk home loans
in his congressional testimony. Downbeat housing data and
relatively tame inflation figures have also supported bonds.


Read more at Reuters.com Bonds News

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