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Losses were fairly well contained in shorter maturities, with two and three-year yields up nine and 13 basis points to yield 3.42% and 3.60%, while five, ten and thirty-year yields jumped 17 basis points each to yield 3.85%, 4.26% and 4.65% respectively. Graph 1 – Historical Treasury Slope. Source: Bloomberg, Piper Jaffray. Notes: 1. ................
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