Wednesday, May 23, 2007

TREASURIES-Bonds edge higher on bargain-hunting

(Reuters) - Analysts said the 30-year government bond's advance towards
5 percent had triggered modest buying, helping to pull
benchmark yields back from 3-1/2 month highs.




"We saw a little bit of short-covering and dip buying
especially after the 30-year bond challenged the 5 percent
level. The market is consolidating and licking its wounds,"
said Kim Rupert, head of global fixed income analysis at Action
Economics in San Francisco.


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