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Too soon to call the end of the bull market in Treasuries

Reduced fears of a meltdown in the euro-zone and the recent run of better economic data – culminating in January’s unequivocally strong US payrolls report – have led to speculation that the long bull market in US government bonds has run its course. However, we continue to expect 10-year Treasury yields to fall to just 1.5% this year and to average there or thereabouts for the foreseeable future.

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