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Netty Idayu Ismail,

Liz McCormick, and

March 1, 2020, 1:51 PM UTCUpdated onMarch 2, 2020, 1:27 AM UTC

Traders bracing for another rough week sought refuge in haven assets, sending global bond yields down to new record lows.

As markets reopened, rate-cut expectations spurred by the Federal Reserve’s announcement on Friday that it was ready to act rippled through yield curves. The dollar and commodity currencies weakened in early trading.