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Bond Market Update06-17-2013 03:43:12PM ET

Treasuries Slide on Tapering Talk: Treasuries ended on session lows after a FT article suggested the FOMC will likely signal tapering at this week's meeting, but any change in its asset purchase program will be dependent …
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The Bond Column 06-14-2013 03:34:36PM ET The Week in Review/Week Ahead

Treasuries booked gains this week as traders moved into the complex amid the weakness in equities. Mixed economic data and record foreign outflows from Treasuries ($54.5 bln in April) were unable to deter the bulls as …
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Fed Brief05-23-2013 12:38:26PM ET

Bernanke, FOMC Rattle Markets

Markets saw the first major selling pressure in three weeks following comments from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and the FOMC Minutes from the May 1 meeting. Given the extremely accommodative stance the Fed has it was nearly impossible for them to provide a stance that did not …
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