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title: "Analysis US Treasuries selloff exacerbated as mortgage investors hedge against rising yields"
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description: "Surging U.S. Treasury yields have led mortgage investors to hedge their portfolios by selling government debt, exacerbating the recent bond selloff and contributing to the largest rate spike in a year, following higher-than-expected inflation reports for April."
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# Analysis US Treasuries selloff exacerbated as mortgage investors hedge against rising yields

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - Surging U.S. Treasury yields have prompted mortgage investors to hedge the loans in their portfolios by selling government debt, a shift that probably exacerbated the bond selloff this week and added to the biggest rate spike in a year. U.S. yields have climbed since higher-than-expected inflation reports for April prompted investors to

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