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U.S. stock futures were steady Friday ahead of key payrolls data and after soft guidance from tech heavyweight Apple.
That rally in stocks and bonds has come after the U.S. Treasury set plans for less issuance on the long end than anticipated, the Federal Reserve gave indications that it may have made the last interest-rate hike of the cycle, and some key economic reports came in softer than anticipated.
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