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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management

U.S. Yields at 2% Make Trader Wonder Where Animal Spirits Are
©2016 Bloomberg News O16C376JTSE8 (Bloomberg) — Treasury benchmark yields that fell to 2 percent this month are raising concern the U.S. economy is losing momentum. Yields have tumbled as a global stock-market rout, tumbling crude oil prices and falling inflation expectations combined to send money managers to the haven of

Bloomberg Business: Good Friday May Be Friday the 13th for Bonds as Jobs Data Loom
©2015 Bloomberg News NM5N726K50YK (Bloomberg) — The most dangerous time for the Treasury market this month will be when the U.S. issues its employment report Friday, if February and March are any guide.Benchmark 10-year yields jumped 14 basis points on Feb. 6 and 13 basis points on March 6, the