Bonds Rally on Safe-Haven Bid as Stocks Tumble
Story date: 2007-10-19 01:59:00
Added on: 2007-10-19 18:39:16
CNBC - Two-year yields reached their lowest levels in two years. For the week, two-year ... Convexity buying occurs when mortgage-backed portfolio managers try to raise the ... worries strengthened the view that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates ...
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