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NYSE rally stalls in wake of Fed report

DENTED SENTIMENT A sharp drop in the Philadelphia Fed index of US manufacturing activity gave investors a jolt on Thursday, giving rise to renewed recession fears

AFP , NEW YORK

Bond prices surged as investors bet on further economic weakness that may allow the Fed to cut rates early next year. The yield on the 10-year Treasury bond slid to 4.597 percent from 4.798 percent a week earlier, while that on the 30-year bond tumbled to 4.738 percent from 4.919 percent.

Bond yields and prices move in opposite directions.

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