The stock market’s winning run led to a continued rise in the yields of U.S. Treasury bonds. The benchmark 10-year note lost 1-3/32 of a point in price, propelling its yield up to 4.10 percent.
To date, UNESCO has designated 25 World Book Capitals, from Madrid, Spain, in 2001, to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2025. This year, the Brazilian city is implementing a project that underlines how books can bring about social change – for example, through literacy, education and poverty eradication – and create sustainable economic benefits.
