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Friday, May 18, 2012

Treasuries Update: ''10-Year Yield at Historic Closing Low''

From dshort.com

''The Fed's latest strategy for managing the economy, Operation Twist, has less than two months to go. The program was announced on September 21st of last year with the stated purpose of selling $400 billion in shorter-term Treasury securities by the end of June 2012 and using the proceeds to buy longer-term Treasury securities. The Fed assumed this would put downward pressure on longer-term rates, which would stimulate the economy through "a broad easing in financial market conditions." In other words, more loans at lower rates.''

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