Jobs Report Pushes Up Bond Yields.

The article reports on the higher yields in U.S. Treasurys following an encouraging jobs report in November 2009. The government is said to sell more than 1 trillion dollars in debt for the year. It notes that the near-zero interest rates of the Federal Reserve (Fed) help in keeping the demand strong for government debt. The encouraging jobs report is said to be driven by the speculation that the Fed may tighten interest rates sooner than expected.