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FRIDAY CLOSING MARKET-GLANCE: Treasuries ended on dismal note after January jobs data sparked heavy selling across board; 10-yrs closed 30 ticks lower, yielding 1.933%; Monday is data-dry and rest of week data-light, not best scenario for bonds.

(2/3/2012)

FRIDAY AFTERNOON MARKET-GLANCE: Treasuries extended losses this afternoon with 10-yrs down 36 ticks, at last check, yielding 1.919%, as upbeat jobs report saps safe-haven demand for government debt.

(2/3/2012)

FRIDAY MID-DAY MARKET-GLANCE: Treasuries remain near sessions lows as stocks hold onto strong gains on heels of today's better-than-projected jobs data; 10-yrs down 31 ticks, yielding 1.936%.

(2/3/2012)

FRIDAY MORNING MARKET-GLANCE: Treasuries under severe pressure, at last check, following strong but bond-unfriendly jobs report; 10-yrs down 23 ticks, at last glance, yielding 1.906%.

(2/3/2012)

JOBS REPORT: 243,000 jobs added in January; unemployment rate dipped to 8.3% with most sectors of economy adding workers; increase was biggest since last April, indicating economy continues to strengthen after last summer's slowdown.

(2/3/2012)

ECONOMIC DATA on tap this week...

(1/30/2012)

Monday (Personal Income/Spending at 8:30am); Tuesday (Employment Cost Index at 8:30am; Case-Shiller 20-cty Index at 9:00am; Chicago PMI at 9:45am; Consumer Confidence at 10:00am); Wednesday (ADP Employment Change at 8:15am; ISM Index, Construction Spending at 10:00am); Thursday (Challenger Job Cuts at 7:30am; Initial Jobless Claims, Productivity-Prel Q4 at 8:30am); Friday (Jobs Report at 8:30am; Factory Orders, ISM Services at 10:00am).