WASHINGTON (MNI) - The U.S. central bank is not trying to cause harmful spillovers when it carries out monetary policy, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Wednesday, but the Fed's mandate, like many other central banks, focuses on domestic goals.

... * A confluence of events in the week ahead will likely continue to support the Treasury market, despite the relentless desire by many to sell the market. Bullish factors in the week ahead include an ongoing desire to ride the "Yellen wave," after a slightly more ...