20 November 2001, 10:53  The U.S. Treasury market caught an afternoon bid after Federal Reserve President Robert Parry said

fourth quarter GDP would be "sharply weaker" than in the third quarter, and that there is "sufficient room" for more easing. These remarks effectively shattered the Street's new-found belief that the Fed had come to the end of its easing cycle. By day's end, treasuries had recouped the bulk of the losses generated in Friday's massive selloff.

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