Buying them tends to push up the price; that tends to influence the yield down so it encourages a lower level of interest rate.

买进它们，导致价格上升；,导致参数降低,所以它鼓励一个低的利率水平。

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So, in case you have not noticed the pattern: when the price goes down, the yield goes up and when the yield goes down, the price goes up.

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The benchmark 10-year note's price -- which moves inversely to its yield -- traded up to a yield of 3.77%, versus 3.78% before the data reports, and the 3.85% late on Wednesday.

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But its big dividend yield makes up for the relatively tiny portion of earnings Libya usually brings.

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