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Treasury Two-Year Yields Touch Highest Level Since January on Retail Gain Treasuries fell, with the two-year note yield touching the highest level since January, as an unexpected increase in U.S. retail sales diminished the appeal of government securities.

`Barbell' Approach Best for Asian High-Grade Debt to Reduce Risk, RBS Says Investors should employ a “barbell” strategy for investment-grade corporate debt, buying top-rated bonds and notes rated A or below to minimize risk, according to Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc.

Junk Bonds Beating Investment Grade as TXU, Freescale Soar: Credit Markets High-yield, high-risk bonds are beating investment-grade debt for the first time this year as confidence in the U.S. economic recovery gains strength.

Janet Yellen Said to Be Obama Pick for Fed Vice Chairman to Replace Kohn Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Janet Yellen is President Barack Obama’s pick for vice chairman of the central bank in Washington, two people with knowledge of the selection process said.

Europe

Argentina, Colombia and Mexico: Latin American Bond and Currency Preview The following events and economic reports may influence trading in Latin American local bonds and currencies today. Bond yields and exchange rates are from the previous day’s session.

Emerging-Market, High-Yield Bond Funds Receive Record Inflows, EPFR Says Emerging-market and high-yield bond funds each took in more than $1 billion in the week ended March 10, EPFR Global said, the most since the research firm began publishing weekly data on the sectors a decade ago.

German Bonds Fall as Industrial Production Rallies, Italy Offers New Bonds German government bonds fell as European stocks advanced, Italy sold new debt and a report showed European industrial production jumped, stemming demand for the safest assets.

Dubai World Seeks to Separate `Good' Businesses From Underperforming Ones Dubai World, the state-owned holding company restructuring $26 billion in debt, is seeking to separate “good” businesses from underperforming assets as part of its restructuring plan, the head of the city’s airline said.

Asia

Jordan Local-Currency Rating Cut to BBB- by S&P on Rising Government Debt Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services lowered its long-term local currency sovereign credit rating on Jordan to BBB- from BBB on weaker fiscal flexibility and rising government debt.

Japan's 10-Year Bonds Fall, Complete Second Weekly Drop, on Rising Stocks Japan’s 10-year bonds fell, completing a second weekly decline, as Asian stocks joined a rally in global equities, damping demand for the safety of debt.

CLP Holdings Said to Plan Sale of $500 Million of 10-Year Securities Today CLP Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong’s biggest electricity supplier, plans to sell about $500 million of 10-year bonds today, according to three people familiar with the matter.


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