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BOND REPORT: Treasurys Fall As QE Clouds Market

The Treasury market turned a morning rally into an afternoon slump Monday as the benchmark U.S. government debt yield rose to its highest since mid-March.Market chatter about how and whether the Federal Reserve may taper its bond-purchase program--known as quantitative easing, which artificially holds down interest rates--continued to dominate the market during a week of public appearances by Fed officials.The benchmark 10-year note (10_YEAR) yielded 1.965%, 1 basis point higher on the day, to its steepest level in two months. The 30-year bond (30_YEAR) yield traded up half a basis point at 3.174%, while the 5-year note (5_YEAR) yield traded up slightly at 0.837%. Yields move inversely to prices."We are sitting in a situation here of pretty emotional markets," said David Keeble, head of interest-rate strategy at CrÛdit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank.Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will testify before Congress and the Federal Open Market Committee will release its meeting minutes Wedn...

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