U.S. government debt prices slid lower Friday, when markets responded to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s announcement of a major policy shift when it comes to inflation. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 0.7638%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond peaked higher to 1.5369. …
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