Treasury yields end at highest in at least a week on Fed’s patient rate stance

U.S. government debt sold off on Tuesday, leaving long-dated yields higher for a fourth straight session, after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell expressed patience regarding future adjustments to the central bank’s main interest-rate target.

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Treasury yields end at highest in at least a week on Fed’s patient rate stance

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell Shows Little Urgency to Lower Rates

Fed Chair Powell says central bank doesn't 'need to be in a hurry' to lower interest rates further

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