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Post-Fed calm in Treasuries masks a raging bulls-bears debate
Published Sun, Mar 19, 2017 · 09:50 PM
New York
THE US Federal Reserve's rate hike is in the rear-view mirror, Treasuries volatility is tumbling and the consensus on Wall Street is for 10-year yields to tread water through June.
Yet beneath that apparent calm, the range of forecasts in the latest Bloomberg survey underscores that a debate is simmering over whether long-term yields are poised to enter a bear market or just keep bumping around in months-old ranges.
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