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February Brings Both the Positive and the Negative in European Government Bond Markets
Germany and Luxembourg government bond yields have tightened nearly 30 bps since the beginning of 2016, moving the S&P Germany Sovereign Bond Index and the S&P Luxembourg Sovereign Bond Index yields back into negative territory (see Exhibit 1). Yields on both indices last hit negative territory in April 2015, at the height of the Greek…
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European Government Bond Markets Absorb a Lot of Market Info in the First Week of June
European bonds markets had a lot to take in last week. For the most part, they all responded with a downward price reaction regardless of risk profile, with the exception of Greece. The ECB left monetary policy unchanged. Eurozone inflation for May climbed to 0.3%, indicating that QE is having the desired effect. Greece chose…
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European Government Bond Markets Continue Sell-Off With the Exception of Sweden & Norway
Most European government bond markets continued their downward spiral during the week of May11th, 2015, led by a sell-off in US Treasury markets. New supply from the US Treasury pushed yields up (bond prices down) and aided a global downward trend. Europe is showing its sensitivity to uncertainty over when the fed will start to…
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