U.S. bonds climb as Yen and equities spur demand for safer assets

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Source: Bloomberg
Treasuries gained as the Japanese Yen appreciated to a near seven-week high versus the greenback and equities fell, fueling demand for safer assets as government bonds. Yield on 10-year treasuries lost one basis point to 2.64% as of 11:00 a.m. in London. Both the MSCI Asia Pacific gauge and the S&P 500 declined by 0.6% and 0.4%, respectively.
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