this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening everyone. a bullish day for bonds today. u.s. treasury prices spiked higher on worrisome housing data. investor demand for treasuries pushed the yield on the 10-year bond down to 3.05%, its lowest level this year. tom, treasuries have been on a tear for two months now. tom: susie, part of the reason investors are keen are bonds is growing concern about the u.s. recovery. since hitting a high of 3.73% in early february, the yield on the 10-year bond is now closing in on 3%. susie: suzanne pratt takes a look at what s behind the run-up in treasuries and what it means for investors. reporter: a funny thing has been happening in the bond market lately. funny as in puzzling, and puzzling because treasury bonds have been rallying when they re supposed to be out of favor. but, there are explanations for investors change of heart. fir
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening everyone. a bullish day for bonds today. u.s. treasury prices spiked higher on worrisome housing data. investor demand for treasuries pushed the yield on the 10-year bond down to 3.05%, its lowest level this year. tom, treasuries have been on a tear for two months now. tom: susie, part of the reason investors are keen are bonds is growing concern about the u.s. recovery. since hitting a high of 3.73% in early february, the yield on the 10-year bond is now closing in on 3%. susie: suzanne pratt takes a look at what s behind the run-up in treasuries and what it means for investors. reporter: a funny thing has been happening in the bond market lately. funny as in puzzling, and puzzling because treasury bonds have been rallying when they re supposed to be out of favor. but, there are explanations for investors change of heart. fir
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening everyone. a bullish day for bonds today. u.s. treasury prices spiked higher on worrisome housing data. investor demand for treasuries pushed the yield on the 10-year bond down to 3.05%, its lowest level this year. tom, treasuries have been on a tear for two months now. tom: susie, part of the reason investors are keen are bonds is growing concern about the u.s. recovery. since hitting a high of 3.73% in early february, the yield on the 10-year bond is now closing in on 3%. susie: suzanne pratt takes a look at what s behind the run-up in treasuries and what it means for investors. reporter: a funny thing has been happening in the bond market lately. funny as in puzzling, and puzzling because treasury bonds have been rallying when they re supposed to be out of favor. but, there are explanations for investors change of heart. fir
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt susie: good evening everyone. a bullish day for bonds today. u.s. treasury prices spiked higher on worrisome housing data. investor demand for treasuries pushed the yield on the 10-year bond down to 3.05%, its lowest level this year. tom, treasuries have been on a tear for two months now. tom: susie, part of the reason investors are keen are bonds is growing concern about the u.s. recovery. since hitting a high of 3.73% in early february, the yield on the 10-year bond is now closing in on 3%. susie: suzanne pratt takes a look at what s behind the run-up in treasuries and what it means for investors. reporter: a funny thing has been happening in the bond market lately. funny as in puzzling, and puzzling because treasury bonds have been rallying when they re supposed to be out of favor. but, there are explanations for investors change of heart. fir
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt tom: good evening everyone. susie gharib is off tonight. i m joined by my colleague suzanne pratt. suzanne, we are just days away from the latest federal government stopgap funding bill running out and the risk of a government shutdown is rising. susie: republicans and democrats are back in washington after a weeklong break, and they are getting close to a long-term agreement on spending. tom: the current budget blueprint runs out april 8. if there is no deal by then, uncle sam shuts down. pressure is rising on congressional leaders from the left and the right not to cave in to the other side s demands. darren gersh reports. reporter: democrats and republicans are now just a few billion dollars apart in negotiations over this year s $1 trillion-plus federal budget. but senate majority leader harry reid says agreement hasn t been reached, because repub