JGB yields drop to six-week lows as weak US data weighs
SINGAPORE, Aug 2 (Reuters) -Japanese government bond yields fell on Friday to their lowest in six weeks, tracking declines in U.S. Treasury yields, as weak U.S. economic data stoked worries of a slowdown and cemented expectations of the Federal Reserve cutting rates soon.
The 10-year JGB yield JP10YTN=JBTC fell 7 basis points to 0.960%, its lowest since mid-June.
The 20-year JGB yield JP20YTN=JBTC was 5 basis points lower at 1.740%.
Data on Thursday showed further contraction in the U.S. manufacturing sector and a decline in construction spending that solidified a rate cut from the Fed in September.
That along with safe-haven flows into US Treasuries following escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East sent the yield on benchmark 10-year Treasuries US10YT=RR to a six-month low of 3.943%. Bond yields fall when prices rise. US/
Short-term Japanese government bond yields have been on the rise after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Wednesday for only the second time since 2007 and announced a halving of its monthly bond buying.
On Friday, the five-year JGB yield JP5YTN=JBTC fell 6 basis points to 0.59% but remained close to the 15-year high it touched this week. The two-year yield JP2YTN=JBTC fell 2 basis points to 0.43%.
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Reporting by Ankur Banerjee; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman
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