MW: Euro hits $1.30, Treasurys mixed as Bernanke talks
By Deborah Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - The U.S. dollar fell, pushing the euro over $1.30, and Treasury prices remained mixed on Thursday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank's policy is designed to help Main Street and get the economy moving. The euro EURUSD +0.7250% touched $1.3001 before edging back to $1.2993, up from $1.2894 Wednesday. The euro hasn't closed above $1.30 since early May, according to FactSet. The dollar index DXY -0.61% , which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, fell to 79.253 from 79.728 in late North American trading on Wednesday. Yields on 10-year notes 10_YEAR +1.30% , which move inversely to prices, stayed up 1 basis point to 1.77%.
