Monday, July 9, 2007

Emerging-Market Bonds Gain as Declining U.S. Treasury Yields Spur Demand

(Bloomberg) -- Emerging-market bonds rose as a
decline in U.S. Treasury yields generated demand for the riskier
securities sold by developing nations.

Appetite for high-risk assets is rebounding after
declining last week, when the yield on the 10-year note surged
the most since March 31, 2006. Speculation that losses related
to subprime mortgages might spread also curtailed demand for
emerging-market bonds. The yield on the benchmark 10-year note
fell almost 3 basis points to 5.16 percent today, according to
bond broker Cantor Fitzgerald LP.


Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News

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