Friday, May 11, 2007

TREASURIES-Weak retail, inflation data lifts bonds

(Reuters) - NEW YORK, May 11 - U.S. government bonds rose on Friday after surprisingly weak data on retail sales and underlying producer price inflation boosted hopes that the Federal Reserve could cut rates earlier than expected.

The gains briefly pushed benchmark 10-year yields to their lowest since late March, but the rally was tempered by the stock market, which bounded back from Thursday's selloff on the signs of moderating inflation.


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