KQED Nightly Business Report December 10, 2010
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> tom: good evening and thanks for joining us. susie gharib is off tonight, suzanne pratt joins me. suzanne, more drama today in the u.s. bond market as investors gobbled up long-term treasuries in a weekly auction. >> suzanne: the treasury sold $13 billion in 30-year bonds at about 4.4%, lower than expected. and tom, much of the demand came from foreign buyers. >> tom: bargain hunters emerged after interest rates rose sharply this week, hitting levels not seen sinc...