Any doubts (or hopes!) that the Fed wouldn’t follow through on its plan to taper QE3 later this year in response to some of the recent weaker activity data were dealt a major blow by the 195,000 increase in payroll employment in June. The resulting 20 basis point leap in 10-year Treasury yields suggests the markets are fast adopting our view that QE3 tapering will begin in September.
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