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The Market At 2010-07-29 11:55:14 ET

10-Year: 2.967 +06+/32   GNMAs:    EUR/USD: 1.3064   USD/JPY: 86.92

(11:39) Holding near best in week with 10 near 2.96%

(10:55) Edging back, but pressure remains as stocks try to pull higher

(9:30) Mixed with long end dragging hard

Initial Claims: Acutal 457K, consensus 460K, Prior (revised) 468K

Continuing Claims: Actual 4565K, consensus 4500K, Prior (revised) 4484K

Auction $29B 7-yrs


Bills: Treasury will auction $30 bln each 3-and-6-mos Mon...
The Interest Rate Outlook

Last Updated: 2010-07-28, 16:00:24 ET

Testing. Testing. One. Two.
The Federal Reserve has stated, repeatedly, that rates will be exceptionally low for an "extended period," (although Kansas City Fed president Hoenig is not entirely down with that "extended period" business).
They had announced at year end that they may begin running "tests" of a "term deposit facility" which ultimately allows them to extract some of the stimulus,...