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Investors track US-China trade talk progress


U.S. government debt prices were reversed course to tick lower Friday morning, as investors monitor progress in trade talks between the U.S. and China.U.S. Markets Overview: Treasurys chartAt around 3:10 a.m. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to price, was lower at around 1.6526%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was also lower at 2.1453%.Market focus is largely attuned to trade developments, with U.S. President Donald Trump due to meet Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the White House on Friday.President Trump called talks between high-level officials from the world’s two largest economies on Thursday “very, very good.”The U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday unveiled a final package of rules loosening the capital and liquidity requirements imposed on foreign and U.S. banks in the wake of the global financial crisis.Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester said on Thursday that the U.S. economy will likely avert a serious downturn despite trade and global slowdown risks, advocating against any further rate cuts from the central bank.On the data front, U.S. import and export price data for September is due at 8:30 a.m. ET.No Treasury auctions are scheduled for Friday.Follow CNBC International on Twitter and Facebook.

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