Emerging-Market Bonds Advance After U.S. Jobless Rate Declines

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Emerging-market bonds rose, pushing borrowing costs to the lowest in 11 months, as an unexpected drop in the U.S. unemployment rate sparked demand for higher-yielding assets.

The extra yield investors demand to own developing nations’ bonds instead of U.S. Treasuries narrowed nine basis points to