1.
Bloomberg.com "U.S. 30-Year Yield Below German Bond for First Time Since 2009" November 29, 2011
Yields on U.S. 30-year bonds dropped below
those on similar maturity German government securities for the first time since May 2009 as European officials struggle to
contain the region’s sovereign-debt crisis.
2. Brecorder.com "Bonds gain on
Fed rate pledge, curve seen flattening" August 10, 2011
The 30-year yield was up
2 basis points on the day at 3.664 percent, causing the 10s/30 curve to steepen to 140.3 bps -- the steepest in nine months
and approaching the all-time peak of 157 bps reached last year during the broad drop in bond yields.
3. Reuters.com
"US 30-year bond trades a point higher in price" July 11, 2011
U.S. 30-year Treasury
bonds traded a point higher in price early on Monday as worries over
contagion from debt problems in Europe stoked safe-haven buying of U.S. government debt.
4. Bloomberg.com
“Treasury 30-Year Bond Snaps Gain Streak as Report Shows Faster Jobs Growth” May 6, 2011
Treasuries dropped for the first time
in seven days after a government report showed payrolls accelerated in April in the biggest gain since May 2010, reducing
demand for the safety of U.S. securities.
5. Bloomberg.com "Treasuries Surge as
U.S. 30-Year Bond Sale Draws Highest Demand Since 2000" Mar 10, 2011
Treasuries rallied, pushing yields on 30-year bonds down the most this year, as a jump in weekly unemployment
claims spurred concern the recovery is faltering and bolstered demand to the highest level since 2000 at the $13 billion auction
of the securities.
6. Reuters
"TREASURIES-U.S. 30-year bond loses full point after jobs data" January
5, 2011
The price of the U.S. 30-year Treasury bond traded a full point lower on Wednesday after a measure
of private sector employment showed a large jump in jobs for December.
