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Published in TZ Latest News 3 July, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Treasury Yield Falls to Four-Year Low, Lower Mortgage Rates are Boosting Homebuilders

The plunge in global bond yields continues. Yesterday’s statement from the Bank of England of its intention to lower rates sometime this summer pushed the British 2-year yield into negative territory for the first time, and its 10-Year to another record low further below 1%. Treasury yields continue to follow foreign yields lower. Chart 1 shows the 10-Year Treasury Yield falling again this morning and coming dangerously close to its 2012 closing low near 1.40%. The drop in yields is boosting dividend-paying stocks like consumer staples, telecom, utilities, and REITs.

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