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Supreme Court rejects postal voting restrictions; ten-year Treasury yield exceeds 5%, and more
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America’s Supreme Court rejected Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict mail-in voting ahead of November’s midterm elections. Also, the yield on American ten-year Treasuries hit its highest level since 2007 on Tuesday, reaching 5.04%.
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