U.S. Treasuries Higher

U.S. Treasuries yields rose on Thursday as Wall Street stock prices rose a day after U.S. Federal Reserve’s signal that it might raise interest rates in 2015 but would do so at a gradual pace. Most U.S. government yields touched one-week highs as some traders exited earlier curve flattener positions that were based on the view the U.S. central bank would raise short-term rates even as domestic growth remains subpar and inflation falls short of its 2 percent goal next year.

“The Fed used soft language that the market would take comfort in, especially equities,” said Dan Heckman, senior fixed income strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Kansas City.

The benchmark 10-year note yield was 2.209 percent, up 6 basis points from late on Wednesday and on track for its largest two-day jump since June. The yield spreads between short- and long-dated Treasuries grew as traders closed out curve flattener trades. Most analysts forecast these trades will come back in vogue. “The momentum of the market has gotten ahead of itself. We will ultimately see the curve flatten further,” said Ira Jersey, head of U.S. rates strategist at Credit Suisse in New York.

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