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Treasury prices continued to fall Wednesday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addressed questions from the press following the central bank's policy meeting. The 10-year note yield, which moves inversely to price, rose 11.5 basis points to 2.300%. The 30-year bond yield rose 6.5 basis points to 3.408% and the 5-year note yield rose 14.5 basis points to 1.206%.Copyright © 2013 MarketWatch, Inc....
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