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The 30-year Treasury bond yield is on the brink of falling to an all-time low
The yield for the longest-dated Treasury bond is now a hair’s breadth away from plumbing its lowest level in history. Investors said the $22 trillion U.S. government debt market was now approaching this key milestone on a combination of factors including the growing world of negative-yielding government bonds, expectations for Fed easing spurred by rising recession concerns, and the absence of inflation pressures. The 30-year Treasury bond yield TMUBMUSD30Y, -5.70% ended at 2.13% on Friday, following a relentless rally in long-term government bonds in the past few weeks. The 30-year yield is only three basis points ... (full story)