Tuesday, June 5, 2007

TREASURIES-Bonds fall, yields hit 5 pct on strong ISM data

(Reuters) - NEW YORK, June 5 - U.S. Treasury debt prices fell
on Tuesday, as data showing unexpected strength in the service
sector supported the view of a rebound in second-quarter
economic growth and sent short-term yields to 5 percent.




A strengthening economy would probably deter the Federal
Reserve from cutting interest rates this year, a growing view
that led to heavy selling of Treasury debt in recent weeks.


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