last minutes update. have a nice weekend! *By Wes Goodman - Oct 8, 2010 2:32 PM GMT+0700 * *
Treasuries headed for a fourth weekly gain before a government report that economists said will show U.S. unemployment is high enough to lead the Federal Reserve to boost its bond purchases. Ten-year yields, a benchmark for consumer and company borrowing costs, will fall to a record in the first quarter of next year, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said in a report. Five- year rates extended their slide to unprecedented lows today. The jobless rate probably rose to 9.7 percent in September from 9.6 percent in August, according to the median estimate<http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=USURTOT:IND>of 83 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. "+" *
