These Two Things Caused Today’s Sell-Off In Treasuries

Stocks and
Treasuries finished lower today.

Equity weren’t

The Nasdaq
future
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was down 49.00 to close at 1217.00. The S&P 500 contract
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was down 21.00 to close at 959.00, and the Dow
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was down
181
at 8973.

Fixed Income

U.S. Treasuries sold off after a record showing in the ISM
non-manufacturing survey and a poor result in the 3 year Treasury auction .
The 10
year futures contract
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was down 260 to close at 110-270; the 30 year
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was down by 1-13 to close at 105-09; and the five year note was down 0-195 at 111-120
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Metals

August gold
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was higher by 2 4 at 352.80. Silver
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was
up by 2.0 at 496.0. Copper was
up by .45 at 80.40
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, and aluminum
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was down .0035
.6595..

Energy

August crude
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oil was up by .50
to close at 32.23. Natural gas was up .015 to close at 4.675
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Currencies

The USD index
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was down by .38 to close
at 95.99.