While record- and near-record daytime highs are being set, many areas are also experiencing record warm lows at night.

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Yield on 10-year Treasuries breached the 2% mark on the downside and traded at record lows, as fearful investors rushed into Treasuries. (Read Operation Twist Set To Fail As Bernanke Insists On Flattening The Yield Curve).

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