Treasuries Slide, US Futures Rise

Treasuries Slide, US Futures Rise on Mixed Jobs: Treasuries Set for a SuperSized Jobs Reaction on Good Friday.

+ Cash trading to close early after nonfarm payrolls report
+ Yields look 20% to 50% more volatile than normal sessions: PM
+ S&P 500 ended the four-day week with a slight decline
+ Equity markets mostly closed worldwide Friday for holidays

1.The release of key US jobs data on Good Friday risks making the Treasuries market reaction one-and-a-half times more volatile than it usually would be, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. The US added 236,000 jobs in March, just beating the estimate.

2.Policy-sensitive Treasury notes fell and US stock futures advanced after the March jobs report did little to alter views on the Federal Reserve's next policy move.

3.US Hiring Moderates, Unemployment Falls in Mixed Signal for Fed.

+ US payrolls rose at a firm but more moderate pace last month as the unemployment rate fell, giving mixed signals to the Federal Reserve as it weighs a strong labor market against persistent inflation.

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