Demand rose for the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury bond, pushing yields down to 1.936%.
Meanwhile, demand rose for the haven 10-year Treasury note, pushing the yield down to 1.702%.
But the numbers employed in business services rose for the fourth quarter in a row.
Still, consumer confidence rose for the first time in five months, the Conference Board reports.
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The yield rose for a second day having reached 2.81% for a seven-month low on Tuesday.
Output rose for a sixth consecutive month, expanding by 0.2% in the year to June.
Demand rose for the haven 10-year U.S. Treasury bond, as its yield declined to settle at 1.698%.
Optimism among smaller manufacturers rose for the first time since the mid-2011, the business group CBI said.
However, the net long rose for copper, the one base for which the CFTC compiles weekly data.
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And when Gordy called him "the greatest entertainer who ever lived, " they rose for a standing ovation.
In Italy the index rose for the second month to 47.8 in January from 46.7 last month.
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The number of Spanish people filing for unemployment benefits rose for its eighth consecutive month in March.
The number of new claims for unemployment benefits rose for the first time in the past three weeks.
The number of people seeking permanent work across the country rose for the 26th month in a row.
Meanwhile, the net length of these accounts also fell for palladium, but rose for silver, copper and platinum.
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Peter Beales, who grew the Queen's rose for her Diamond Jubilee last year, died last month, aged 76.
In 2012, housing starts, home prices and existing home sales all rose for the first time since 2005.
In Asia news, China reported its non-manufacturing PMI rose for the third straight month, to 56.1 in December.
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German unemployment rose for the fourth month in a row, but the jobless rate remained unchanged at 9.3%.
Small business optimism rose for a third consecutive month, the National Federation of Independent Business said this week.
All signs suggest that private equity net asset values rose for an eighth consecutive quarter between January and March.
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Meanwhile, demand rose for the safe haven 10-year U.S. Treasury bond, pushing yields on the note down to 1.723%.
Also from the Commerce Department, durable goods orders rose for a second straight month, up 3 percent in December.
Demand rose for the 10-year Treasury note, pushing the yield down to 1.813%.
Intakes of new business rose for the second month in row, and at the fastest pace since March 2012.
The stock rose for years prior to hitting its high in December 1999.
The report also showed that consumer spending slowed in April and savings rose for the first time in four months.
House prices rose for the fourth straight month in May, and -- an indication that the market is gaining strength.
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