April 16 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury 10-year note yields dropped below 2 percent for a second day amid mounting speculation the European sovereign-debt crisis is intensifying, increasing investor appetite for the safest assets.
Yields on the benchmark note touched the lowest level in more than five weeks even as a report showed retail sales in the U.S. rose more than forecast in March. Spanish bond yields reached a four-month high before debt auctions this week. A separate report showed manufacturing in the New York region expanded in April at the slowest pace in five month
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