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Taper or No Taper, Investors Are Still Buying US Treasury Notes
Low yields and tapering prospects aren’t holding investors back from purchasing Treasury notes. ETF provider Vanguard has a couple of options to consider. The Federal Reserve has already made indications that they will taper their bond purchasing. The prevailing sentiment is that a deluge of bonds sold by the Fed will eventually drive yields higher in order to attract more buyers. However, current investor activity is relaying the opposite message. A rise in COVID-19 cases as a result of the Delta variant could be spurring more investors to Treasury notes as a safe haven scramble to counter a slower economic ... (full story)