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Euro zone yields dip, ECB says could reduce bonds buys

The central bank ramped up buying of sovereign bonds after a surge in U.S. Treasury yields lifted borrowing costs in the bloc and threatened Europe's tentative recovery.

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 12:08am

Europe Fixed Income

Euro zone bond yields flat, Italy's new issuance in focus

Italy started the process of selling new 50-year and 7-year bonds via a syndicate of banks on Wednesday, having flagged the new issues the previous day.

Updated 08 Apr, 2021 09:06am

Europe Fixed Income

Euro zone bond yields up in wake of U.S. jobs data

Lower-rated Southern European bonds underperformed higher-rated peers, with yields rising 3 to 7 basis points. Bond yields move inversely with prices.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 01:09am

Europe Fixed Income

Euro zone bond yields fall despite a surge in inflation

Inflation excluding food and energy prices, a less volatile measure that the ECB watches more closely, slowed to 1%.

Published 31 Mar, 2021 11:47pm

Europe Fixed Income

Euro zone yields rise, but surging COVID-19 cases fuel caution

German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the weekend pressured states to step up their pandemic response to try to stem the rise in cases.

Published 30 Mar, 2021 02:23am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields stable in aftermath of EU proposal

 Focus remained on the fund on Thursday and Italy's bonds remained near those levels. 
 The 10-year yield was las

Published 28 May, 2020 10:41am

Financial

Yields rise as European stimulus plan boosts risk appetite

 Benchmark 10-year note yields rose one basis point to 0.706pc. 
 The yields have traded in a range from 0.543pc

Published 27 May, 2020 03:16pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields edge down; focus on EU recovery fund

 Hopes for a co-ordinated fiscal response to the coronavirus crisis have been boosted since France and Germany made

Published 27 May, 2020 11:54am

Financial

German Bund yield rises to one-week high as world sentiment rebounds

 Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Austria will sell bonds worth at least 12.7 billion euros later this session.

Published 26 May, 2020 11:40am

Financial

Italy's bond yields fall to 7-week low, Bund yields at one-month high

 As 10-year Italian bond yields fell to their lowest in seven weeks, the gap over top-rated German Bund yields fell

Published 26 May, 2020 10:38am

Financial

Italian bond yields set for biggest weekly fall in 8 weeks

The proposal helped to push Italy's 10-year bond yield down 22 basis points this week, its largest weekly fall in e

Published 22 May, 2020 10:50am

Financial

JGB yields fall taking cues from US Treasuries

Benchmark 10-year JGB futures rose 0.09 point to 152.36, with a trading volume of 10,396 lots, while the 10-year JG

Published 21 May, 2020 01:26pm

Financial

Italian bond yields up marginally, still close to recent low

The premium Italy pays over the benchmark German 10-year Bund yield rose slightly as well to near 211 bps. Spa

Published 21 May, 2020 11:52am

Financial

Italian bonds react little to hawkish counter-proposal to recovery fund

Italy's 10-year bond yield was up only 2 basis points at 1.66%, near the five-and-a-half-week lows reached after Fr

Published 20 May, 2020 10:26am

Financial

UK sees record 53bn pound demand for new 40-year bond

The 0.5% October 2061 gilt was priced to pay a yield of 0.5852%, the same yield as the 4% January 2060 gilt . This

Published 19 May, 2020 05:15pm

Financial

Romania could issue more eurobonds this year

Romania sold 1.3 billion euros worth of five-year Eurobonds at 305 basis points over mid-swaps and 2 billion euros

Published 19 May, 2020 03:50pm

Financial

Southern European bond yields tumble on EU recovery fund proposal

Spanish and Portuguese yields led the move lower after a big drop in Italian yields on Monday. The proposals

Published 19 May, 2020 03:48pm

Financial

Southern European yields reverse course; Italy ratings test looms

Italian bond yields initially rose on Friday after EU leaders agreed to build an emergency fund to help states reco

Published 24 Apr, 2020 12:07pm

Financial

Italian bonds rally on coronavirus optimism, Macron's joint bond push

Italy's two-year yields were down 11 basis points to 0.83pc, while the 10-year yield was last down 9 basis point at

Published 17 Apr, 2020 01:20pm

Financial

Italy bond yields fall as much as 20 bps, amid talk of intervention

Euro zone finance ministers last week agreed a half-a-trillion-euro plan to support coronavirus-hit economies.

Published 16 Apr, 2020 12:40pm

Financial

UK bonds retain strong auction demand as record issuance mounts

British government bond futures rallied by around 10 ticks to touch their day's high after the auction, up 38 ticks

Published 15 Apr, 2020 11:34am

Financial

Italian yields falls as EU finance ministers meet again on rescue package

However, euro bonds remain out of the question, Finance Minister Gernot Bluemel said on Thursday. The 10-year

Published 09 Apr, 2020 11:56am

Financial

German Bond yields touch one-week highs on coronavirus slowdown hopes

Italy reported its lowest daily COVID-19 death toll for more than two weeks on Sunday, while France's daily death c

Published 06 Apr, 2020 01:04pm

Financial

Bank of England keeps 13.5bn pound weekly pace of gilt purchases

The central bank will hold three reverse auctions a day on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, buying 1.5 billion poun

Published 03 Apr, 2020 01:34pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields rise with new supply due from Spain, France

The 10-year German government bond yield rose 4 basis points to -0.426pc, pulling away from the lows of -0.55pc tou

Published 02 Apr, 2020 10:55am

Financial

European yields fall as investors search for safety

More than 850,000 cases and 42,000 deaths have been reported across 205 countries and territories, according to a R

Published 01 Apr, 2020 01:57pm

Financial

Italian bonds 'encouragingly' steady as debt auction flies

Italy's Treasury comfortably sold the top planned volume of 8.5 billion euros ($9.4 billion) over four bonds on Tue

Published 31 Mar, 2020 01:07pm

Financial

German yields fall to 10-day low; ECB impact remains in focus

Germany's 10-year bond yields fell to a 10-day low in early trade at -0.45%. Ten-year Italian bond yields were

Published 27 Mar, 2020 12:56pm

Financial

Italian bonds rally as ECB removes barriers in crisis fighting purchases

The ECB also said it would buy debt with maturity as short as 70 days, compared with one year under previous purcha

Published 26 Mar, 2020 01:52pm

Financial

Southern Europe bonds rally as ECB pushes boundaries with new plan

The ECB said it would not apply its self-imposed purchase limits for any individual countries and would buy debt wi

Published 26 Mar, 2020 11:39am

Financial

German govt bond yields edge down after ultra-weak PMIs

Euro zone business activity crumbled, with IHS Markit's euro zone composite flash purchasing managers index (PMI) p

Published 24 Mar, 2020 12:31pm

Financial

Euro zone bond markets little changed; Bund yields down from 10-month highs

The 10-year Bund yield last traded at around -0.36pc, down more than 20 bps from last week's 10-month highs. U

Published 23 Mar, 2020 11:35am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields tumble as risk sentiment picks up

Norway's central bank became the latest to cut rates while China was set to unleash trillions of yuan of fiscal sti

Published 20 Mar, 2020 01:25pm

Financial

German Bund yields back within striking distance of record lows

The prospect of a prolonged economic slowdown across the globe whacked equity markets and sent investors, once aga

Published 06 Mar, 2020 01:40pm

Financial

German government yield up slightly as China promises stimulus

Germany's finance minister and his counterparts in the bloc said they would be ready to spend more if a downturn hi

Published 19 Feb, 2020 10:31am

Financial

Foreign investors sold net 6.3bn euros in Italian government bonds in Dec

The sales in December followed purchases of a net 4.3 billion euros in November and 11.7 billion euros in October.

Published 19 Feb, 2020 09:52am

Financial

Croatia's T-bill auction meets target, yield unchanged

The ministry occasionally also offers three-month and six-month bills as well as those denominated in euros. A

Published 18 Feb, 2020 01:39pm

Financial

German bond yields most negative in two weeks on coronavirus caution

The statement provided the latest warning on the extent to which the outbreak will impact the global economy, sendi

Published 18 Feb, 2020 10:12am

Financial

Czechs to auction new 2031 bond as part of offer in March

The ministry confirmed the maximum expected nominal value of bonds sold in auctions in the first quarter was planne

Published 17 Feb, 2020 04:18pm

Financial

Slovakia sells 182 million euros of 2028 bonds

The bid/cover ratio was 1.53, compared with 2.01 in the previous sale in October, 2019. PRAGUE: Slovakia sold

Published 17 Feb, 2020 03:35pm

Financial

Romania finmin sells 1.16bn lei of 2029 treasury bonds

Earlier this month, debt managers sold Feb. 2029, bonds at an average yield of 4.17pc. On Monday, they had pla

Published 17 Feb, 2020 02:52pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields edge up as China takes more steps to support economy

Germany's benchmark 10-year Bund yield traded at -0.39pc , continuing to hold a tight range. The euro zone's l

Published 17 Feb, 2020 10:52am

Financial

Italian yields rise as investors digest coronavirus impact on markets

Italian yields were underperforming the market, trading last up 3 basis points at 0.92pc, away from the 0.86pc low

Published 14 Feb, 2020 10:43am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields falls as coronavirus death toll jumps

The new methodology effectively lowers the bar for classifying new infections, contributing to the spike in cases.

Published 13 Feb, 2020 10:02am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields rise on slowing coronavirus hopes

Most 10-year bond yields in the euro zone were up three basis points in early trade, with Germany's benchmark risin

Published 12 Feb, 2020 12:40pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields inch up, Fed's Powell in focus

Germany's benchmark Bund yield was up 1.6 bps at -0.398pc , not far off a low of -0.41pc hit on Monday. The te

Published 11 Feb, 2020 11:32am

Financial

Italian, Irish bonds in focus after negative outlook, election

Fitch affirmed the negative outlook on Italy's investment-grade BBB credit rating on Friday. Showing little im

Published 10 Feb, 2020 12:34pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields fall on coronavirus fears

The pan-European stocks benchmark STOXX 600 was down 0.2pc after four straight days of gains. Most 10-year go

Published 07 Feb, 2020 10:51am

Financial

Euro zone yields edge higher as investors gauge fallout from coronavirus

The 10-year German government bond yield bobbed around the -0.40pc level, before rising 2 basis points to -0.386pc.

Published 05 Feb, 2020 10:31am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields up as China tries to ease virus impact on economy

The benchmark German 10-year Bund yield was last up nearly 2 bps at -0.42pc, but remained within sight of the -0.45

Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:29pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields inch up, keep multi-month lows in sight

Chinese markets sold off sharply on Monday -- the first trading session after an extended Lunar New Year break.

Published 03 Feb, 2020 11:01am

Financial

Euro zone bonds steady; investors await inflation and GDP data

Investor attention will turn to "flash" or first estimate euro zone inflation and GDP numbers due at 1000 GMT.

Published 31 Jan, 2020 01:33pm

Financial

'Flight to yield' boosts demand for Italy's government bonds

Fears about the economic impact from the coronavirus outbreak in China have boosted demand for fixed income in the

Published 29 Jan, 2020 11:40am

Financial

Romania 2019 budget deficit breaches EU limit

It may now run the risk of disciplinary action from Brussels. At a press conference, Citu indicated that the p

Published 28 Jan, 2020 02:56pm

Financial

European yields extend falls as investors assess coronavirus impact

The yield on the benchmark German Bund fell 2 basis points to -0.402pc, a three-month low. The gap between yie

Published 28 Jan, 2020 10:09am

Financial

Italian yield sinks after Salvini election failure, German Bund yield down

The incumbent Democratic Party (PD) governor had won 51.4pc of the vote compared to 43.7pc for the League's candida

Published 27 Jan, 2020 10:52am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields up; PMI suggests worst may be over for economy

The euro zone-wide PMI showed business activity remained weak, although there were some signs that the worst may be

Published 24 Jan, 2020 10:32am

Financial

Italy bond yields stabilise after surge on report Di Maio to quit

Di Maio will step down as leader of Italy's co-governing 5-Star movement on Wednesday. The populist party, the

Published 22 Jan, 2020 10:47am

Financial

German government bond yield bounces back from one-week lows after ZEW data

The result suggested investors believe the German economy might not be hurt as badly by trade tensions as previousl

Published 21 Jan, 2020 12:58pm

Financial

Romania's finmin sells 715.5mn lei of 2026 bonds: central bank

Debt managers, who planned to sell 600 million lei last issued the paper in December at an average yield of 4.10pc.

Updated 20 Jan, 2020 03:53pm

Financial

German Bund yield rises to 7-month high as stellar year draws to a close

Bond yields, which move in the opposite direction to the price, have risen since September as worries surrounding U

Published 30 Dec, 2019 01:13pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields drift lower in pre-holiday lull

Euro zone periphery govt bond yields Bond yields off 6-month highs ECB's Knot says rates could stay low f

Published 23 Dec, 2019 12:49pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields rise, central banks in focus

The European Central Bank, Denmark and Switzerland had already gone sub-zero. The Bank of Japan on Thursday su

Published 19 Dec, 2019 10:59am

Financial

Germany issues first ‘green bond’ in second half of 2020

The new type of bond, which is part of the government's efforts to roll over maturing debt. The German governm

Published 19 Dec, 2019 09:46am

Financial

Euro zone yields steady after falling on renewed Brexit jitters

November inflation numbers for the 19-country bloc are due at 1000 GMT. The 10-year German bond yield could ri

Published 18 Dec, 2019 01:36pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields fall after Brexit cliff-edge talk

The implied uncertainty ahead may be providing some support for safe-haven government bonds. Most 10-year euro

Published 17 Dec, 2019 11:43am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields steady ahead of PMIs

Bond yields rose sharply late last week on signs of a first phase trade deal between the United States and China.

Published 16 Dec, 2019 10:48am

Financial

European bond yields ease before central bank meetings

U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods is due to take effect on Dec. 15, and Britain holds an election on Thursday. Ben

Published 11 Dec, 2019 11:14am

Financial

France fines Morgan Stanley $22mn for manipulating sovereign bonds

The fine relates to manipulations of French and Belgian bonds prices in June 2015. Morgan Stanley said it int

Published 10 Dec, 2019 12:28pm

Financial

European bond yields little changed before a busy week

The Fed is also expected to hold fire on Wednesday. Futures markets foresee no change in policy interest rates.

Published 09 Dec, 2019 11:55am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields off 1-month lows as inflation picks up

Underlying inflation also rose faster than predicted as services inflation continued to accelerate in a comforting

Published 29 Nov, 2019 08:20pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields off 1-month lows before flash inflation data

The European Central Bank is expected to conduct a strategic review of its policies under Christine Lagarde. F

Published 29 Nov, 2019 11:34am

Financial

Euro zone yields fall as Hong Kong tensions unnerve investors

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed legislation backing pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The 1

Published 28 Nov, 2019 01:13pm

Financial

European bonds await U.S.-China trade talk progress

Risky assets got some help overnight with Wall Street indices reaching a record high. U.S. Treasury yields wer

Published 27 Nov, 2019 11:28am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields boosted slightly by fresh U.S.-China deal hopes

The Irish 10-year yield was down slightly, at 0.082pc . U.S. economic data is due later this week, including g

Published 25 Nov, 2019 11:55am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields slip after PMIs, shrug off Lagarde speech

Germany's benchmark 10-year bond yield declined nearly three bps to -0.35pc, down nearly 2 bps for the week. I

Published 22 Nov, 2019 12:36pm

Financial

Ferrari shares roar ahead on raised 2019 targets

Ferrari shares were up 6.4 percent at 153.65 euros, outperforming the overall Milan stock market that was up by aro

Published 04 Nov, 2019 01:37pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields near two-week lows, focus on new ECB chief

Bond yields hold near two-week lows, German, French yields set for biggest weekly fall in five weeks Christine

Published 01 Nov, 2019 12:34pm

Financial

Euro zone yields rise as traders hope for Brexit resolution

Yields edge 1-2 bps higher, Brexit, economic uncertainty hovers over markets S&P ratings review scheduled

Published 25 Oct, 2019 11:33am

Financial

Euro zone government bond yields fall before Brexit vote

Eyes on dual vote on Brexit in UK parliament Euro zone bond yields fall; Italy outperforms European Commi

Published 22 Oct, 2019 11:19am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields climb on hopes for Brexit deal

Core euro zone bond yields up 3 to 5 bps Brexit optimism has fuelled recent selloff in bonds Euro zone pe

Published 21 Oct, 2019 11:45am

Financial

Euro zone yields slip as Brexit deal jitters stall selloff

German 10-year government bond yields, which reached an 11-week high on Tuesday. British government bond yield

Published 17 Oct, 2019 02:14pm

Financial

Euro zone government bonds volatile on mixed Brexit deal hopes

Ten-year Bund yields could move up an additional 20 to 25 bps in the event of a Brexit deal. British governmen

Published 16 Oct, 2019 10:59am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields fall from 2 1/2-month highs as caution returns

Britain and the European Union said on Sunday a lot more work would be needed to secure an agreement on Britain's d

Published 14 Oct, 2019 01:50pm

Financial

Ireland sells 2 billion euros of green bonds at low yield

Ireland sold the then debut 12-year green bond at a yield of 1.4pc but with bond yields tumbling further in the las

Published 10 Oct, 2019 01:53pm

Financial

Euro zone yields edge higher ahead of U.S.-China trade talks

The benchmark 10-year German government bond yield rose 2 basis points to -0.539pc. French and Dutch 10-year b

Published 10 Oct, 2019 10:46am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields tick up; focus on U.S.-China trade tensions

Investors will also eye the minutes of the Federal Reserve's September meeting due for release later on Wednesday.

Published 09 Oct, 2019 10:45am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields higher, Greece expected to reopen 10-year bond

"The 0.3pc increase in German industrial production comes as a relief, and a bit of a surprise," The United St

Published 08 Oct, 2019 11:01am

Financial

Russian rouble edges up on oil, emerging currencies

Emerging market and commodity currencies strengthened in response to U.S.-China trade discussions. Brent crude

Published 08 Oct, 2019 09:49am

Financial

Euro zone yields stable before US-Sino trade talks; Portuguese yields fall

Euro zone government bond yields were little changed on Monday as investors weighed the prospects of a resilient ec

Published 07 Oct, 2019 12:34pm

Financial

Euro zone government yields extend decline as traders await US jobs report

Euro zone government bond yields edged lower on Friday as traders focused on the effect U.S. tariffs might have on

Published 04 Oct, 2019 12:25pm

Financial

German bond yields fall as US warns of tariffs on EU

Government bond yields in safe-haven Germany fell for the first time in over a week on Thursday, after the United S

Published 03 Oct, 2019 02:14pm

Financial

Euro zone yields rise after weak BoJ auction, focus on inflation

Euro zone bond yields extended their move higher on Tuesday after a weak auction of Japanese government bonds, whil

Published 01 Oct, 2019 08:42am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields rise as ECB's Draghi emphasises need for fiscal push

The ECB unleashed a fresh round of stimulus on Sept. 12, but concern is growing that the bank is reaching the limit

Published 30 Sep, 2019 11:13am

Financial

Pound slides below $1.23 as central bank hints at looser policy

The pound weakened 0.3% to $1.2285 on Friday as his comments raised expectations that the next move from the centra

Published 27 Sep, 2019 08:47am

Financial

Greece may issue new bond by end of 2019: govt official

Greece's 10-year bond yield has dropped by about 3 percentage points since the beginning of the year and was tradin

Published 26 Sep, 2019 01:11pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields near lows, Ifo fails to lift economic gloom

The euro zone's bond yields held near the previous day's week-and-a-half lows on Tuesday. Germany's 10-year bo

Published 24 Sep, 2019 09:48am

Financial

Spain's bond yields fall after ratings upgrade, PMIs, Draghi in focus

Euro zone bond yields dipped on Monday ahead of key business activity surveys. Analysts said the positive rati

Published 23 Sep, 2019 12:53pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields edge lower, eyes on German climate package

Longer-dated euro zone government bond yields edged lower on Friday. The German economy started the third quar

Published 20 Sep, 2019 10:06am

Financial

Euro zone bonds edge down as market awaits second US rate cut of year

A divided Fed is facing pressure from the White House for steep interest rate cuts. There will also be a lot o

Published 18 Sep, 2019 12:36pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields edge lower on oil uncertainty

Longer-dated bond yields fall after attacks on Saudi oil facilities. Portugal underperforms after S&P outl

Published 16 Sep, 2019 10:52am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields at six-week highs as doubt cast on ECB policy impact

Euro zone bond yields hit six-week highs More ECB officials cast doubt on new stimulus package Short-date

Published 13 Sep, 2019 11:32am

Financial

Most euro zone bond yields set for big weekly rise

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields inched down on Friday as easing global risks, caution ahead of a key ECB meeting and r

Published 06 Sep, 2019 01:07pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields lower, set for one of biggest weekly selloffs of year

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields inched down on Friday after their worst one-day selloff in more than a year as easing glob

Published 06 Sep, 2019 07:58am

Financial

Euro zone bonds sell off as risk appetite bounces back

LONDON: A selloff gripped euro zone bond markets on Thursday, led by longer-dated bonds, on signs of progress in resolvi

Published 05 Sep, 2019 08:40pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields extend climb on trade talk hopes

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields inched higher on Thursday as investors welcomed signs of progress in resolving the U.S.-Ch

Published 05 Sep, 2019 08:42am

Financial

Italy's bond yields tumble to new lows after 5-Star votes in favour of PD coalition

LONDON: Italy's bond yields fell to fresh lows in early Wednesday trade, after members of Italy's anti-establishment 5-S

Published 04 Sep, 2019 08:25am

Financial

Italy's bond yields slide to new lows as 5-Star votes for PD coalition

LONDON: Italy's bond yields slid to fresh lows on Wednesday, after members of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement ove

Published 04 Sep, 2019 07:31am

Financial

Italy and ECB rate-cut bets push down short-dated bond yields

LONDON: Short-dated euro zone government bonds outperformed on Monday, with Italy leading the way as political uncer

Published 02 Sep, 2019 04:09pm

Financial

Italian bond yields fall on coalition hopes

LONDON: Italian bond yields fell towards recent multi-year lows on Monday after Italy's prime minister said at the weeke

Published 02 Sep, 2019 10:40am

Financial

Italy's bond yields hit record lows on coalition green light

LONDON: Italian and Greek bond yields hit record lows on Thursday after Italy's president gave Giuseppe Conte the green

Published 29 Aug, 2019 08:42pm

Financial

Italian yields hit record lows on coalition green light

LONDON: Italian and Greek bond yields hit record lows on Thursday after Italy's president gave Giuseppe Conte the gr

Published 29 Aug, 2019 11:57am

Financial

Italy's 10-year bond yield hits record low on hopes new government is near

LONDON: Italy's 10-year bond yield fell to a record low below 1% on Wednesday on growing hopes that a new government

Published 28 Aug, 2019 11:38am

Financial

Italy's 10-year bond yield slides to record low as country edges closer to new govt

LONDON: Italy's 10-year bond yield fell to a record low on Wednesday as the country's borrowing costs tumbled on growing

Published 28 Aug, 2019 11:04am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields eye record lows as U.S. yield curve inversion deepens

LONDON: The euro area's government bond yields edged back towards record lows on Wednesday as a key part of the U.S. Tre

Published 28 Aug, 2019 08:01am

Financial

Italian bonds trim gains as government talks stall

LONDON: Italian government bonds trimmed gains on Tuesday with yields rising slightly from near three-year lows as t

Published 27 Aug, 2019 12:50pm

Financial

Italian yields near 3-year lows on hopes of new government

LONDON: Italian government bonds rallied across the board on Tuesday with yields on benchmark 10-year debt falling to th

Updated 27 Aug, 2019 11:06am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields drift higher as trade war rhetoric calms

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields drifted up on Monday after the United States and China sought to ease trade

Published 26 Aug, 2019 01:33pm

Financial

UK gilt yields rise to 3-week high ahead of Fed's Powell

LONDON: British government bond yields rose to a three-week high on Friday, tracking an upward move in U.S. Treasuries,

Published 23 Aug, 2019 11:08am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields rise before Powell speaks at Jackson Hole

LONDON: Most euro zone bond yields rose on Friday to their highest in more than a week as investors scaled back expectat

Published 23 Aug, 2019 09:11am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields up on more promising PMIs

LONDON: Most euro zone bond yields rose on Thursday after data showed service sector activity picked up in August an

Published 22 Aug, 2019 04:01pm

Financial

Euro zone investors look for clues as Fed minutes show no clear path for interest rates

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields edged lower on Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve showed policymak

Published 22 Aug, 2019 08:34am

Financial

Germany sells new 30-year bond with negative yield, a first

LONDON/BERLIN: Germany sold 30-year bonds with a negative yield for the first time at an auction on Wednesday, a mil

Published 21 Aug, 2019 02:50pm

Financial

Bond yields a one-way bet? Loosening Europe's purse strings will end trend

LONDON: For months, global bond yields have moved one way - down. Now, signs that Germany may finally be prepared to acc

Published 21 Aug, 2019 07:00am

Financial

Investors sell Italian bonds as government looks increasingly fragile

LONDON: Italian government bonds lagged the broader market on Tuesday before an address by Prime Minister Giuseppe C

Published 20 Aug, 2019 02:39pm

Financial

Turkey's dollar bonds slip after central bank step

LONDON: Dollar-denominated bonds issued by Turkey's government edged lower on Tuesday after the central bank cut the req

Published 20 Aug, 2019 10:14am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields rise from record lows, 30-year leads way

LONDON: Long-dated bond yields in the euro zone shot higher on Monday on the back of a calmer tone in world markets and

Published 19 Aug, 2019 02:43pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields linger around record lows on recession risks

LONDON: Government bond yields in the euro area hovered near record lows on Friday, reflecting heightened expectations f

Published 16 Aug, 2019 10:13am

Financial

US yield curve remains inverted for second day

LONDON: The US yield curve was inverted for the second straight trading session on Thursday, as investors' concerns that

Published 15 Aug, 2019 12:23pm

Financial

US yield curve inverts for 1st time in 12 years, flags recession

LONDON: The US Treasury yield curve inverted on Wednesday for the first time since June 2007, in a sign of investor conc

Published 14 Aug, 2019 03:34pm

Financial

Italy yields set for biggest weekly rise in 2019 as government on brink of collapse

LONDON: A selloff in Italian government bonds accelerated on Friday with yields on track for their biggest weekly rise t

Published 09 Aug, 2019 03:05pm

Financial

Italian bonds sink on fresh fears that government could fall

ROME: Italian bonds fell on Thursday on concerns that renewed tensions within the country's ruling coalition could lead

Published 08 Aug, 2019 12:00pm

Financial

Euro zone bond markets pause after stunning rally

LONDON: The euro zone's government bond yields nudged up on Thursday, a day after plunging to record lows on growing fea

Published 08 Aug, 2019 11:50am

Financial

Euro zone bond markets pause after rally

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields edged up on Thursday, a day after pushing borrowing costs to record lows amid growing fear

Published 08 Aug, 2019 08:39am

Financial

German Bond yield tumbles to new record lows

LONDON: Germany's 10-year bond yield fell to new record lows deep in negative territory on Wednesday as a bigger-than-ex

Published 07 Aug, 2019 10:27am

Financial

European govt bonds rally as China ups stakes in trade war

LONDON: Dutch 30-year and Irish 10-year government bond yields turned negative for the first time on Monday as euro zone

Published 05 Aug, 2019 04:05pm

Financial

UK bond yields hit record lows on trade war and Brexit fears

LONDON: British 10-year government bond yields fell to a record low below 0.5pc on Monday, benefiting from a global rall

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:42pm

Financial

Romania sells 600mn lei of June 2024 T-bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold the planned 600 million lei ($141.75 million) of June 2024 treasury bonds on

Published 05 Aug, 2019 02:34pm

Financial

All German govt borrowing rates in negative territory for first time

LONDON: Germany's 30-year government bond yield turned negative for the first time ever on Friday as investors scrambled

Published 02 Aug, 2019 03:56pm

Financial

Greece to auction 625mn euros of three-month T-bills on August 7

ATHENS: Greece will sell 625 million euros of three-month treasury bills on August 7 to refinance maturing debt, its deb

Published 02 Aug, 2019 01:52pm

Financial

German govt bonds rally as Trump tariffs prompt flight to safety

LONDON: German government bond yields fell sharply on Friday to hit fresh all-time lows after U.S. President Donald Trum

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:13am

Financial

British govt bond yields hit 3-yr lows after Trump tariff threat on China

LONDON: British government bond yields opened sharply lower on Friday with the UK's 10-year benchmark bond yield falling

Published 02 Aug, 2019 10:12am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields tick up as Fed cut underwhelms

LONDON: Core euro zone bond yields inched up from all-time lows on Thursday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome P

Published 01 Aug, 2019 08:19am

Financial

10-year Bund yield hits record low on weak data, month-end dash

LONDON: German bond yields slid to all-time lows in a thinly traded market on Wednesday as slowing euro zone growth

Published 31 Jul, 2019 08:26pm

Financial

Italy's Cdp successfully completed first Panda bond issue

MILAN: Italian state lender Cassa depositi e Prestiti has successfully completed its first yuan denominated bond iss

Published 31 Jul, 2019 08:03pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields fall on Brexit and trade angst

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields fell back towards recent lows on Wednesday as investors worried about a no-deal Brexit and

Published 31 Jul, 2019 01:37pm

Financial

Belarus taps Russian rouble debt market, first time in decade

MOSCOW: Belarus placed a 10 billion rouble ($157.26 million) bond issue on the Russian market on Tuesday with demand

Published 30 Jul, 2019 07:22pm

Financial

Irish bond spreads widest in nearly 2 months, price Brexit risk

LONDON: Irish government bond yield spreads over Germany hit their widest in nearly two months on Tuesday, as chances ri

Published 30 Jul, 2019 04:05pm

Financial

Italy's 10-year bond yields hit near three-year low at auction

MILAN: Italy paid the cheapest 10-year yields in 34 months at auction on Tuesday and sold the top planned amount in bond

Published 30 Jul, 2019 01:09pm

Financial

Italy's 10-year bond yields hit near three-year low at auction

MILAN: Italy paid the cheapest 10-year yields in 34 months at auction on Tuesday and sold the top planned amount in bond

Published 30 Jul, 2019 10:56am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields dip as rally resumes before Fed meeting

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields dipped on Monday as investors eyed more US-China trade talks and waited for a likely US Fe

Published 29 Jul, 2019 12:48pm

Financial

Everything but the cut: European bond yields slide on expectations of easing

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields began to reverse some of the rises seen after Thursday's European Central B

Published 26 Jul, 2019 08:17pm

Financial

Russian rouble firms ahead of c.bank meeting

MOSCOW: The Russian rouble firmed on Friday ahead of Russia's central bank meeting, at which the market expects the key

Published 26 Jul, 2019 08:09am

Financial

German bond yields plumb record lows as pressure grows on ECB to act

LONDON: Core German government bond yields fell to record lows on Thursday, dragging a wide swathe of European yields lo

Published 25 Jul, 2019 12:17pm

Financial

ECB prepares some sub-zero relief for wilting Europe

LONDON: Euro and bond yields wilted on Thursday as a slump in German business confidence piled the pressure on the Europ

Published 25 Jul, 2019 12:14pm

Financial

Czechs sell CZK 160.5mn of 2057 govt bonds in top-up sale

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry sold 160.5 million crowns ($7.01 million) worth of 4.85/57 government bonds in the se

Published 25 Jul, 2019 10:35am

Financial

German yields pause above record lows before ECB decision

LONDON: Core government bond yields held above record lows on Thursday as dismal economic data this week prepared the gr

Published 25 Jul, 2019 09:09am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields sink as German manufacturing slows

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields fell to two-and-a-half week lows after data showed that a recession in German m

Published 24 Jul, 2019 10:06am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields, euro drop as German manufacturing recession deepens

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields and the euro fell on Wednesday after data showed Germany's manufacturing recess

Published 24 Jul, 2019 08:14am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields inch lower in day of political news

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields edged lower on Tuesday and German yields briefly hit two-week lows on conce

Published 23 Jul, 2019 07:33pm

Financial

Italy cancels two bond auctions in August

MILAN: Italy's treasury cancelled a medium and long-term bonds auction scheduled for Aug. 13, citing a large cash av

Published 23 Jul, 2019 05:58pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields' rise curbed by day of political news

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields edged higher on Tuesday after US lawmakers averted a government shutdown, but a

Published 23 Jul, 2019 12:59pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields' rise curbed by day of political news

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields edged higher on Tuesday after U.S. lawmakers averted a government shutdown, but

Published 23 Jul, 2019 09:32am

Financial

Romania sells 706.5mn lei of Sept. 2023 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold a more than planned 706.5 million lei ($167.91 million) worth of September 20

Published 22 Jul, 2019 02:10pm

Financial

Italian bond rally stall as politics take centre stage

LONDON: Benchmark Italian bond yields stalled near three-year lows on Monday as investors geared up for a showdown betwe

Published 22 Jul, 2019 10:42am

Financial

European debt rally pauses at start of a big week for bond markets

LONDON: Core European government bond yields steadied on Monday after posting their biggest weekly drop in seven weeks a

Published 22 Jul, 2019 08:30am

Financial

ECB rate-cut bets drive another big weekly fall in bond yields

LONDON: Anticipation of ECB rate cuts put German yields on track for their biggest weekly drop in seven weeks on Friday,

Published 19 Jul, 2019 07:38pm

Financial

Two euro zone countries to sell bonds next week

LONDON: Belgium and Italy are the euro zone countries scheduled to hold bond auctions in the week ahead.

Belgium is

Published 19 Jul, 2019 11:00am

Financial

Far from over: euro zone bond rally regains momentum on easing hopes

LONDON: German 10-year bond yields were set for their biggest weekly drop in seven weeks on Friday, while Italian yields

Published 19 Jul, 2019 08:52am

Financial

Euro zone bond rally continues, bolstered by ECB rate-cut hopes

LONDON: Euro zone government borrowing costs slipped further on Thursday, though bond prices gave up some of their earli

Published 18 Jul, 2019 06:32pm

Financial

Italy's bond yields slide as coalition government tensions escalate

LONDON: Italy's 10-year government bond yields hit their lowest level in almost three years on Thursday, squeezing t

Published 18 Jul, 2019 02:00pm

Financial

Euro and bond yields fall on report that ECB might amend inflation goal

LONDON: The euro and government bond yields across the single currency bloc fell on Thursday, following a report by

Published 18 Jul, 2019 01:00pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields renew slide, Italian yields at lowest since 2016

LONDON: Euro area government bond yields tumbled on Wednesday after comments by US Federal Reserve officials reinfor

Published 17 Jul, 2019 02:05pm

Financial

Euro zone bank rescue fund grows to 33 bn euros

BERLIN: The euro zone's Single Resolution Fund (SRF) - a rescue fund for failing lenders - has received a cash injection

Published 17 Jul, 2019 11:29am

Financial

German yields inch off early lows, southern Europe bond rally continues

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields inched off earlier session lows on Tuesday, taking their cue from US Treasury yields that

Published 16 Jul, 2019 09:07pm

Financial

Greek 7-year bond final yield at 1.9 pct, order-book tops 13bn euros

ATHENS: Greece said on Tuesday the final yield for its new 7-year bond had been set at 1.9pc after demand exceeded 13 bi

Published 16 Jul, 2019 08:20pm

Financial

Greece raises 2.5bn euros from seven-year bond, attracts strong demand

ATHENS: Greece drew strong demand on Tuesday for its seven-year bond issue, taking advantage of record-low borrowing cos

Published 16 Jul, 2019 07:44pm

Financial

Record low yield as new Greek government taps market

ATHENS: Greece's new conservative government placed seven-year bonds at a record-low yield on Tuesday in its first f

Published 16 Jul, 2019 04:21pm

Financial

German yields drop overnight; data now in focus

LONDON: German government bond yields were little changed on Tuesday after posting their biggest daily drop in a month o

Published 16 Jul, 2019 08:43am

Financial

Greece prepares for seven-year bond issue in post-election calm

ATHENS: Greece plans to issue a seven-year bond "in the near future", authorities said on Monday, hoping to take adv

Published 15 Jul, 2019 01:00pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields inch down, Italy outperforms

LONDON: Most euro zone government bond yields edged down from recent 3 1/2-week highs on Monday, although positive signs

Published 15 Jul, 2019 08:48am

Financial

PM Conte says fall in bond yields shows market confidence in Italy

ROME: Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Friday welcomed the recent fall in Italian government bond yields, saying it

Published 12 Jul, 2019 01:35pm

Financial

Germany, France, Spain and perhaps Greece to sell bonds next week

LONDON: Germany, France and Spain are scheduled to hold bond auctions in the euro area next week, with a new syndica

Published 12 Jul, 2019 01:07pm

Financial

German Bonds set for worst week since Feb 2018 on economic boost

LONDON: Safe haven German government bonds were set for their biggest weekly selloff in nearly one-and-a-half years on F

Published 12 Jul, 2019 08:14am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields inch down as Powell flags July U.S. rate cut

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields edged down on Thursday after Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell set the stage

Published 11 Jul, 2019 08:56am

Financial

Germany bond yields track US Treasuries lower after Powell comments

LONDON: German 10-year government bond yields came off the day's high on Wednesday after US Federal Reserve Chairman Jer

Published 10 Jul, 2019 07:45pm

Financial

Bond yields creep higher as markets wait for Fed signals

LONDON: Shares were treading water on Wednesday while rising Treasury yields kept the dollar steady, as investors wa

Published 10 Jul, 2019 12:08pm

Financial

Italy 50-yr bond drew bumper demand from Germany - debt management chief

ROME: More than 80% of the demand for Italy's 50-year debt issue on Tuesday came from foreign investors, with Germany in

Published 10 Jul, 2019 08:26am

Financial

German bond yields hit 10-day high, markets poised for Powell

LONDON: Germany's 10-year government bond yield rose to its highest since July 1 on Wednesday, boosted by French industr

Published 10 Jul, 2019 07:51am

Financial

Italy's bond yields fall, orders top 17bn for 50-year bond sale

LONDON: Italian bond yields fell on Tuesday, outperforming other euro zone fixed income markets as investors welcomed th

Published 09 Jul, 2019 07:47pm

Financial

Slovenia T-bill auction oversubscribed, yields remain negative

LJUBLJANA: Slovenia sold 94 million euros ($105.28 million) of treasury bills at an auction on Tuesday, close to an

Published 09 Jul, 2019 12:23pm

Financial

Italy cashes in on improved market confidence to sell more 50-year debt

MILAN: Italy drew bids for more than 17 billion euros ($19 billion) on a 50-year bond, taking advantage of improved

Published 09 Jul, 2019 12:22pm

Financial

Deutsche Bank CEO to invest 25pc of fixed salary in bank's shares

FRANKFURT: Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Officer Christian Sewing is planning to invest a quarter of his fixed salar

Published 09 Jul, 2019 12:04pm

Financial

Sterling hits six-month low on Brexit angst and dollar rally

LONDON: The British pound fell to a sixth-month on Tuesday low amid worries about the threat of a no-deal Brexit under t

Published 09 Jul, 2019 10:15am

Financial

Romania sells 999mn lei of August 2022 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold a more than planned 999 million lei ($237.53 million) worth of August 2022, t

Published 08 Jul, 2019 09:13pm

Financial

Greece bond issue talk resurfaces in post-election glow

LONDON: Greece's debt agency could take advantage of a post-election boost to issue new debt at record low borrowing cos

Published 08 Jul, 2019 09:07pm

Financial

Turkey's bond buyers burnt by surprise central banker sacking

LONDON: Investors who bought into Turkey's opportunistic $2.25 billion bond sale last week have been left baffled an

Published 08 Jul, 2019 02:57pm

Financial

Greek bond yields hit fresh all-time low after conservatives win election

LONDON: Greek government bond yields tumbled to new all-time lows on Monday after snap elections saw Greece's opposi

Published 08 Jul, 2019 01:47pm

Financial

Portugal to offer 10-, 26-year bonds on Wednesday

LISBON: Portugal will offer a total of up to 1.25 billion euros ($1.41 billion) of 10-year and 26-year government bonds

Published 05 Jul, 2019 08:30pm

Financial

German Bond yield set for biggest daily rise since April after US payrolls

LONDON: Germany's 10-year government bond yield was set for its biggest one-day jump in almost three months on Friday, t

Published 05 Jul, 2019 07:30pm

Financial

Greece to auction 625mn euros of three-month T-bills on July 10

ATHENS: Greece will sell 625 million euros ($703.81 million) of three-month treasury bills on July 10 to refinance m

Published 05 Jul, 2019 01:56pm

Financial

Five euro zone countries to sell bonds next week

LONDON: As many as five euro zone countries from across the ratings spectrum will look to meet the seemingly-insatiable

Published 05 Jul, 2019 10:11am

Financial

Italy's bond market set for best week in over a year

LONDON: Italy's government bond yields were set on Friday for their best week in over a year thanks to heightened expect

Published 05 Jul, 2019 08:12am

Financial

Romania sells 919mn lei of June 2024 T-bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold a more than planned 919 million lei ($219.75 million) of June 2024, treasury

Published 04 Jul, 2019 10:10pm

Financial

Italian bond rally pauses but yields still near 2016 lows

LONDON: A powerful rally in Italian government bonds paused on Thursday, though yields were still near their lowest leve

Published 04 Jul, 2019 09:23pm

Financial

France issues first 10-year bond at negative interest rate

PARIS: France issued its first-ever 10-year bond at a negative borrowing rate on Thursday, meaning investors pay, ra

Published 04 Jul, 2019 02:03pm

Financial

Italian bond yields close to 2016 lows after govt avoids debt clash with EU

LONDON: Italian government bond yields held close to lows not seen since 2016 on Thursday after Italy dodged the thr

Published 04 Jul, 2019 12:46pm

Financial

German 10-year bond yield below ECB deposit rate for first time

LONDON: Germany's benchmark 10-year government bond yield fell below the European Central Bank's deposit rate for the fi

Published 04 Jul, 2019 11:36am

Financial

Sliding government bond yields keep dollar and euro under pressure

LONDON: The euro was stuck near two-week lows on Thursday and the dollar drifted away from recent highs as sliding gover

Published 04 Jul, 2019 08:39am

Financial

Italian bond yields extend falls after govt avoids debt clash with EU

LONDON: Italian government bond yields again fell to lows not seen since 2016 on Thursday after Italy dodged the threat

Published 04 Jul, 2019 08:27am

Financial

Turkey finalises $2.25bn eurobond with 6.45pc yield to investor

ISTANBUL: Turkish treasury finalised its latest eurobond issue worth $2.25 billion due August 2024 with a yield to i

Published 03 Jul, 2019 03:10pm

Financial

European bond markets cheer as EU picks France's Lagarde to head ECB

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields hit new record lows on Wednesday after a decision by European Union leaders to pick France

Published 03 Jul, 2019 09:11am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields at new lows as EU picks France's Lagarde to head ECB

LONDON: Government bond yields in much of the euro zone fell to fresh record lows on Wednesday, after European Union lea

Published 03 Jul, 2019 07:51am

Financial

Turkey pounces on rally to come back to bond markets

LONDON: Turkey announced on Tuesday its first major bond sale since March, taking advantage of a global bond rally and a

Published 02 Jul, 2019 07:48pm

Financial

Italian bond rally fuelled by Rome deficit cut, ECB expectation

LONDON: Italian government bond yields dropped to their lowest levels in at least a year on Tuesday, driven by hopes

Published 02 Jul, 2019 01:10pm

Financial

Germany bond yield gap tightest in 9 months after Italy cuts deficit target

LONDON: The gap between Italian and German benchmark bond yields narrowed to its tightest level in over nine months on T

Published 02 Jul, 2019 10:05am

Financial

German/French 10-year bond yields hit record lows after ECB's Knot comments

LONDON: German and French 10-year bond yields fell to fresh record lows on Monday after comments from a hawkish memb

Published 01 Jul, 2019 03:38pm

Financial

ECB comments knocks euro zone bond yields to fresh lows

LONDON: Government bond yields across the euro area fell to fresh record lows on Monday after comments from European

Published 01 Jul, 2019 03:14pm

Financial

Italy's 10-year bond yield below 2pc for first time since May 2018

LONDON: Italy's 10-year government bond yield fell below 2% for the first time since May 2018 on Monday, returning t

Published 01 Jul, 2019 01:14pm

Financial

Euro zone lending steady, money supply growth picks up: ECB

FRANKFURT: Euro zone lending growth held steady in May while a broader money supply indicator, which often foreshadows f

Published 01 Jul, 2019 10:11am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields dip as German inflation disappoints

LONDON: Germany's government bond yields fell back towards record lows on Thursday after data showed annual inflation in

Published 27 Jun, 2019 07:27pm

Financial

Eurozone bond yields rise as German inflation ticks up

LONDON: German government bond yields on Thursday climbed from all-time lows as data showed German state inflation e

Published 27 Jun, 2019 02:34pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields up as Fed tempers big rate cut bets, Austria taps 100-year bond

LONDON: Germany's 10-year bond yield nudged off record lows on Wednesday as comments from U.S. Federal Reserve offic

Published 26 Jun, 2019 11:24am

Financial

Euro zone yields test lows as focus turns to under-fire Fed

LONDON: German government bond yields fell to a record low on Tuesday before a speech by Federal Reserve chief Jerome Po

Published 25 Jun, 2019 08:38pm

Financial

Euro zone yields test lows as focus turns to under-fire Fed

LONDON: Many euro zone government bond yields held near record lows on Tuesday before a speech by Federal Reserve chief

Published 25 Jun, 2019 08:10am

Financial

Romania sells 500mn lei of Sept. 2023 treasury bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold the planned 500 million lei ($120.84 million) of September 2023, treasury bo

Published 24 Jun, 2019 09:30pm

Financial

PMI data pushes up euro zone bond yields, but rate cut bets still on

LONDON: Government bond yields across the euro area edged up on Friday after news that business activity in the bloc

Published 21 Jun, 2019 12:36pm

Financial

Italy and Germany expected to sell bonds next week

LONDON: Two euro zone sovereigns are scheduled to hold bond auctions next week.

On Tuesday, Italy is forecast t

Published 21 Jun, 2019 12:35pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields near record lows, PMI in focus

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields held near recent record or multi-year lows on Friday, with attention turning to

Published 21 Jun, 2019 07:41am

Financial

Romania sells 1.49bn lei of April 2026 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold a more than planned 1.49 billion lei ($356.64 million) worth of April 2026, t

Published 20 Jun, 2019 07:30pm

Financial

Euro zone bonds rally as Fed sparks ‘race to the bottom’ for global rates

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields fell on Thursday, testing record lows in several cases, after the US Federal Re

Published 20 Jun, 2019 07:16pm

Financial

Russia raises $2.5 billion in 2029 and 2035 Eurobond sales

MOSCOW: Russia raised $1.5 billion selling dollar-denominated Eurobonds maturing in 2029, on Thursday with a yield of 3.

Published 20 Jun, 2019 07:14pm

Financial

Romania sells 492.9mn lei of Oct. 2020 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a more than planned 492.9 million lei ($117.85 million) worth of October 2020 treasury bonds

Published 20 Jun, 2019 04:55pm

Financial

Serbia issues 1bn eurobond to repay dollar debt

BELGRADE: Serbia issued a 10-year, 1 billion euro ($1.13 billion) bond, which will be listed on the London Stock Exc

Published 20 Jun, 2019 12:54pm

Financial

Over half of euro zone government bond yields now below zero

LONDON: The pool of euro zone government bonds with sub-zero yields has surged again in June and now makes up more than

Published 20 Jun, 2019 11:41am

Financial

Euro zone bonds rally as Fed sparks "race to the bottom" for global rates

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields opened lower across the board on Thursday, testing all-time lows in several cas

Published 20 Jun, 2019 08:05am

Financial

Italy central bank chief says bond spread is ridiculous

MILAN: Italy's central bank chief, Ignazio Visco, described the difference between Italian and German sovereign bond

Published 19 Jun, 2019 07:10pm

Financial

US Treasury mulling debt issue linked to new SOFR reference rate

LONDON: The US Treasury is considering issuing debt linked to the new benchmark, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (S

Published 19 Jun, 2019 02:25pm

Financial

Czechs sell full offer of EUR-denominated 0.00/21 bonds, yield down

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry sold 200.0 million euros ($224.04 million) worth of 0.00/21 euro-denominated governme

Published 19 Jun, 2019 02:21pm

Financial

Calm returns to euro zone bond markets after Draghi storm

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields rose on Wednesday, with a degree of calm returning to markets a day after a surprise hint

Published 19 Jun, 2019 02:17pm

Financial

Foreign investors buy net 5.2 bn euros in Italian govt bonds in April

MILAN: Foreign holdings of Italian government bonds increased by a net 5.2 billion euros ($5.8 billion) in April after r

Published 19 Jun, 2019 10:56am

Financial

German 10-yr yield slumps to -0.30pc on Draghi's stimulus klaxon

LONDON: German government bond yields hit record lows deep in negative territory and French 10-year yields turned negati

Published 18 Jun, 2019 04:36pm

Financial

Russia to limit offering of OFZ treasury bonds on Wednesday

MOSCOW: Russia's Finance Ministry said on Tuesday it will auction two series of OFZ treasury bonds on Wednesday, setting

Published 18 Jun, 2019 03:26pm

Financial

German yield hits -0.30pc for first time as Draghi rekindles stimulus bets

LONDON: The euro dropped and German government bond yields fell to -0.30% for the first time on Tuesday after European C

Published 18 Jun, 2019 01:57pm

Financial

German 10-yr yield hits -0.30pc on Draghi's stimulus klaxon

LONDON: The euro dropped and German government bond yields hit -0.30pc for the first time on Tuesday after European Cent

Published 18 Jun, 2019 01:43pm

Financial

Euro zone yields slip before ECB chief Draghi's Sintra speech

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields fell on Tuesday before a speech by European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi, wi

Published 18 Jun, 2019 08:52am

Financial

Czechs see up to CZK 50bn in Q3 bond auctions, July plan next week

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry set the maximum indicative amount for third-quarter bond auctions at 50 billion crown

Published 17 Jun, 2019 04:20pm

Financial

Czechs see up to CZK 50bn in Q3 bond auctions, July plan next week

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry set the maximum indicative amount for third-quarter bond auctions at 50 billion crown

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:28pm

Financial

Euro zone bond markets await Fed, ECB; inflation gauge at new low

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields held near multi-year lows on Monday with markets waiting for direction on monetary policy

Published 17 Jun, 2019 02:22pm

Financial

Euro zone bond markets await signals from ECB/Fed after inflation gauge hits rock bottom

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields held close to multi-year lows on Monday with markets waiting for direction on monetary pol

Published 17 Jun, 2019 08:37am

Financial

Pause over, euro zone bond yields head back to lows

LONDON: Government bond yields in the euro area headed back to recent record or multi-year lows on Friday amid growing u

Published 14 Jun, 2019 12:07pm

Financial

Ireland sells 1 billion euros in 10-year bonds at record low

DUBLIN: Ireland sold 1 billion euros of 10-year bonds on Thursday at a record low yield of 0.297pc, passing below the pr

Published 13 Jun, 2019 01:43pm

Financial

Czechs sell CZK 628.2mn in 2.00/33 bond top-up sale

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry sold 628.19 million crowns ($27.72 million) worth of 2.00/33 government bonds in the

Published 13 Jun, 2019 01:27pm

Financial

ECB's bond buys providing stimulus even after their end: Coeure

FRANKFURT: The 2.6 trillion euro worth of bonds bought by the European Central Bank in the last four years are still kee

Published 12 Jun, 2019 03:40pm

Financial

Hungary sells $1.9bn of new retail bond in a week, minister says

BUDAPEST: Hungary sold 529 billion forints ($1.87 billion) worth of a new high-yield retail savings bond in a week, the

Published 12 Jun, 2019 02:34pm

Financial

Spain gets over 20bn euros of interest for 10-year bond issue ahead of launch

LONDON: Spain received over 20 billion euros of investor interest for a new 10-year bond issue even before the deal was

Published 12 Jun, 2019 02:24pm

Financial

Italy launches 20-year bond sale at 16 bps area over 2038 BTP

MILAN: Italy launched a 20-year syndicated bond sale on Wednesday, setting an initial price guidance in an area of 16 ba

Published 12 Jun, 2019 02:13pm

Financial

Portugal bond yields hit new record lows in auction

Portugal sold all 1.25 billion euros ($1.42 billion) on offer of 10- and 15-year bonds in an auction on Wednesday, with

Published 12 Jun, 2019 01:21pm

Financial

Italian yields jump as surprise 20-year bond sale shakes up market

LONDON: Long-dated Italian government bond yields rose 7-9 basis points on Wednesday after the country's debt office lau

Published 12 Jun, 2019 01:18pm

Financial

Czechs sell CZK 4.0bn of 2.00/33 govt bonds, yield falls

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry sold 4.0 billion crowns ($176.88 million) worth of 2.00/33 government bonds in the fi

Published 12 Jun, 2019 12:19pm

Financial

Hungary sells $1.9 bn of new retail bond in a week, minister says

BUDAPEST: Hungary sold 529 billion forints ($1.87 billion) worth of a new high-yield retail savings bond in a week, the

Published 12 Jun, 2019 09:00am

Financial

Italian yields jump as surprise 20-year bond sale shakes up market

LONDON: Long-dated Italian government bond yields rose 7-9 basis points on Wednesday after the country's debt office ann

Published 12 Jun, 2019 08:44am

Financial

Spain gets over 20 bn euros of interest for 10-year bond issue ahead of launch

LONDON: Spain received over 20 billion euros of investor interest for a new 10-year bond issue even before the deal was

Published 12 Jun, 2019 08:40am

Financial

UK yield curve falls to flattest since 2008 on growth worries

LONDON: The gap between the yields on short-dated and longer-dated British government bonds narrowed to its smallest sin

Published 12 Jun, 2019 08:28am

Financial

Slide in euro zone bond yields stalls for now

LONDON: Longer-dated euro zone government bonds led a selloff in the bloc on Tuesday, as a pickup in risk sentiment glob

Published 11 Jun, 2019 01:46pm

Financial

Slide in euro zone bond yields stalls for now

LONDON: Longer-dated euro zone government bonds led a selloff in the bloc on Tuesday, as a pickup in risk sentiment glob

Published 11 Jun, 2019 08:12am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields rise on wave of Mexican optimism

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields edged higher on Monday as markets took cheer from the United States' trade agre

Published 10 Jun, 2019 12:14pm

Financial

Bond yields stick to multi-year lows despite Mexico uplift

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields remained close to all-time lows on Monday with the United States' trade agreeme

Published 10 Jun, 2019 10:01am

Financial

Portugal to auction 10, 15-year bonds on Wednesday

LISBON: Portugal will offer a total of up to 1.25 billion euros ($1.41 billion) of 10-year and 15-year government bonds

Published 07 Jun, 2019 12:53pm

Financial

Greece to auction 1.25bn euros of 12-month T-bills on June 12

ATHENS: Greece will sell 1.25 billion euros ($1.41 billion) of 12-month T-bills on June 12, its debt agency PDMA said on

Published 07 Jun, 2019 12:51pm

Financial

Italy banks, bonds rally after PM Conte remarks on EU rules

MILAN: Italian banks and sovereign bond prices rose on Tuesday with traders citing comments from Italian Prime Minister

Published 04 Jun, 2019 01:35pm

Financial

German Bund yield stuck near record low thanks to rate-cut talk, weak inflation

LONDON: Germany's 10-year Bund yield held near record lows on Tuesday while even longer-dated yields in the euro area hi

Published 04 Jun, 2019 11:59am

Financial

Safe-haven dash sends German bond yields to new record low

LONDON: German 10-year government bond yields fell to fresh record lows on Monday, driven down by investors' dash for sa

Published 03 Jun, 2019 11:33am

Financial

US 2 year Treasury yield in biggest 2-day fall since 2008 crisis

U.S. Treasury bonds extended their rally on Monday as the trade war spilled over to other countries, with yields on two-

Published 03 Jun, 2019 11:16am

Financial

US Treasury yields slide to new lows on Trump's Mexico tariff vow

LONDON: US Treasury yields slid to new multi-month lows on Friday after US President Donald Trump's vow to impose a tari

Published 31 May, 2019 03:05pm

Financial

German 10-year bond yield hits all-time low

LONDON: Germany's 10-year government bond yield fell to a record low on Friday as a vow by US President Donald Trump to

Published 31 May, 2019 12:32pm

Financial

Greek 10-year bond yield below 3pc , spread with Italy at tightest on record

LONDON: Greek 10-year government bond yields fell below 3pc for the first time on Friday, pushing its cost of 10-year f

Published 31 May, 2019 12:22pm

Financial

Italy sells bonds at higher yields ahead of EU decision over budget slippage

MILAN: Italy paid higher yields to sell 5- and 10-year bonds on Thursday, penalised by rising political instability and

Published 30 May, 2019 01:27pm

Financial

Czechs sell CZK 62.9mn of 4.85/57 govt bonds in top-up sale

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry sold 62.86 million crowns ($2.71 million) worth of 4.85/57 government bonds in the se

Published 30 May, 2019 11:41am

Financial

Euro zone bond rally pauses, record low yields remain within grasp

LONDON: A rally by euro zone government bonds paused on Thursday, with German yields rising for the first time in four d

Published 30 May, 2019 08:30am

Financial

Spanish, Portuguese bond yields fall to new all-time lows

LONDON: Peripheral bond yields in the euro zone fell sharply on Wednesday after data showed Italian business and consume

Published 29 May, 2019 11:43am

Financial

Czechs sell CZK 1.09bn of 4.85/57 govt bonds, above offer

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry sold 1.09 billion crowns ($47.01 million) worth of 4.85/57 government bonds in the fi

Published 29 May, 2019 10:50am

Financial

Italian bond yields jump as fiscal tensions with EU resurface

LONDON: Italy's bond yields rose sharply for a second day on Tuesday as its deputy prime minister hit back over what he

Published 28 May, 2019 04:09pm

Financial

Bosnian region raises $17.16mn via 7-yr bonds at lower cost

SARAJEVO: Bosnia's autonomous Bosniak-Croat Federation raised 30 million Bosnian marka ($17.16 million) through an aucti

Published 28 May, 2019 01:58pm

Financial

Romania sells 746.7mn lei of June 2023 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold a more than planned 746.7 million lei ($175.69 million) worth of June 2023, t

Published 27 May, 2019 03:53pm

Financial

Italy/Germany bond yield gap narrows on limited nationalist gains in EU vote

LONDON: The gap between Italian and German bond yields narrowed to its lowest in over two weeks on Monday after parties

Published 27 May, 2019 12:11pm

Financial

Italy bond yields fall to 2-1/2-week low after Salvini comments

LONDON: Italian government bond yields tumbled to 2-1/2 week lows on Friday, pushed down by what traders said were conci

Published 24 May, 2019 12:25pm

Financial

German bond yields still negative after trade gloom hits PMI

LONDON: Germany's 10-year government bond yield fell further into deeply negative territory on Thursday after a survey s

Published 23 May, 2019 11:09am

Financial

German bond yields breach -0.1% ahead of euro zone PMI

LONDON: Germany's 10-year government bond yield fell further into deeply negative territory on Thursday ahead of key Eur

Published 23 May, 2019 07:35am

Financial

Portugal swaps 742mn euros of 2021 bonds for 2026 maturity

LISBON: Portugal on Wednesday bought back 742 million euros ($829 million) of bonds expiring in April 2021, and sold an

Published 22 May, 2019 11:01am

Financial

Debut Dutch green bond lures more than 20bn euros of orders

LONDON: Investors piled into the Netherlands' inaugural, triple-A rated sovereign green bond on Tuesday, placing 21.

Published 21 May, 2019 08:08pm

Financial

Portugal offers to swap 2021 bonds for 2026 maturity

LISBON: Portugal's IGCP debt agency will offer to swap bonds maturing in 2021, for 2026, bonds in an exchange on May 22,

Published 21 May, 2019 03:04pm

Financial

Euro zone bonds pause after rally, first Dutch green bond in focus

LONDON: Government bond yields in much of the euro zone steadied above recent multi-year lows on Tuesday, with investors

Published 21 May, 2019 01:37pm

Financial

Slovakia sells 8.0mn euros in top up 2031 bond sale

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia sold 8.0 million euros ($8.92 million) worth of 1.625 percent state bonds due in January 2031, in n

Published 21 May, 2019 12:09pm

Financial

Euro zone bonds pause after stellar rally, first Dutch green bond in focus

LONDON: Government bond yields in much of the euro zone steadied above recent multi-year lows on Tuesday, with investors

Published 21 May, 2019 08:33am

Financial

Foreign investors buy net 1.2b euros in Italian govt bonds in March

MILAN: Foreign holdings of Italian government bonds grew by a net 1.2 billion euros ($1.34 billion) in March after r

Published 20 May, 2019 08:07pm

Financial

Spain to issue up to 4.5bn euros in bonds on Thursday

Spain plans to issue between 3.5 billion and 4.5 billion euros ($3.9 billion-$5.0 billion) at a triple bond auction

Published 20 May, 2019 08:03pm

Financial

Slovakia sells 115.5mn euros of 2031 bonds

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia sold 115.5 million euros ($128.87 million) worth of 1.625 percent state bonds due in January 2031,

Published 20 May, 2019 12:11pm

Financial

Bosnian region raises $20mn via 7-yr bonds at lower cost

SARAJEVO: Bosnia's autonomous Serb Republic raised 35 million Bosnian marka ($20 million) through an auction of seven-ye

Published 20 May, 2019 12:03pm

Financial

Romania sells 500mn lei of April 2026 bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold a planned 500 million lei ($117.25 million) of April 2026, treasury bonds on

Published 20 May, 2019 11:42am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields slide on Brexit and trade fears

LONDON: German bond yields fell back towards more than 2-1/2 year lows on Friday as the collapse of Brexit talks in Brit

Published 17 May, 2019 08:14pm

Financial

Spain to issue bonds due 2024, 2029 and 2035 on Thursday

Spain plans to issue bonds due 2024, 2029 and 2035 at the next scheduled bond auction on Thursday, the Treasury said

Published 17 May, 2019 12:54pm

Financial

Investors hold on to European safe-haven debt as growth, trade worries rise

LONDON: Investors bought into European safe-haven government bonds again on Thursday, rattled by US-China trade tens

Published 16 May, 2019 04:09pm

Financial

Trade, Italy worries keep German Bund yields close to 2-1/2-year lows

LONDON: Germany's benchmark 10-year bond yield fell on Thursday, keeping close to more than 2-1/2 year lows hit the prev

Published 16 May, 2019 08:24am

Financial

German 10-yr, 30-yr yields sink to lowest in over 2 yrs

LONDON: German government bond yields fell to the lowest levels in more than two years on Wednesday, as slowing Chinese

Published 15 May, 2019 08:52pm

Financial

German bond yields sink as investors shelter from trade war, Italy noise

LONDON: German bond yields sank further into negative territory on Wednesday as investors sought safety in the face

Published 15 May, 2019 12:36pm

Financial

Russian FinMin sells record 94.7bn rbls in 5-yr OFZ bonds

MOSCOW: Russia's finance ministry on Wednesday sold a record volume of five-year OFZ treasury bonds worth 94.74 bill

Published 15 May, 2019 12:06pm

Financial

Short-dated Italian govt bond yields surge on budget expansion fears

LONDON: Italian government bond yields surged again on Wednesday as anti-austerity movements gain in Southern Europe, st

Published 15 May, 2019 09:51am

Financial

Italy pays higher yields at bond auction amid political infighting

MILAN: Italy sold the top planned amount at a bond auction on Tuesday, paying higher yields due to growing concerns over

Published 14 May, 2019 08:34pm

Financial

Turkish dollar bonds gain as lira claws higher

LONDON: Turkey's dollar-denominated sovereign bonds rose on Tuesday, supported by a strengthening in the lira follow

Published 14 May, 2019 03:29pm

Financial

Russia's Gazprom proposes 2018 dividend hike to 16.61 rbls/share

MOSCOW: Russian gas producer Gazprom's management board on Tuesday proposed a 2018 dividend payout of 16.61 roubles

Published 14 May, 2019 03:26pm

Financial

Italian yields spike higher on Salvini threat, lacklustre debt auction

LONDON: Italian government bond yields rose sharply on Tuesday with the two-year close to its highest level this yea

Published 14 May, 2019 02:38pm

Financial

Turkey's Treasury taps 2 year benchmark bond at 25.31pc yield

ISTANBUL: Turkey's Treasury said on Tuesday it tapped its two-year benchmark bond at a yield of 25.31%, selling a ne

Published 14 May, 2019 12:18pm

Financial

Fresh lira selloff sends Turkey dollar bonds lower

LONDON: Turkey's dollar-denominated sovereign bonds fell across the curve on Monday with longer-dated maturities sufferi

Published 13 May, 2019 08:41pm

Financial

JPMorgan cuts S.Africa local bond exposure citing fiscal, flags rating risks

LONDON: JPMorgan reduced its exposure to South African local bonds citing a deteriorating fiscal outlook and flagged

Published 13 May, 2019 12:37pm

Financial

Jittery investors cut Italian debt and head for safety

LONDON: Italian government bonds yields rose to their highest level in 2-1/2 months on Monday as risk aversion cause

Published 13 May, 2019 11:38am

Financial

German bonds set for best week in seven as trade spat stokes growth fears

LONDON: German 10-year government bond yields headed for their biggest weekly fall in seven weeks on Friday in a sig

Published 10 May, 2019 11:45am

Financial

German bonds set for best week in seven weeks as trade spat stokes growth fears

LONDON: German 10-year government bond yields were headed for their biggest weekly fall in seven weeks on Friday in a si

Published 10 May, 2019 08:35am

Financial

Irish and Spanish bond sales underline move away from "periphery"

LONDON: Investors hoovered up Irish and Spanish debt through bond sales and in the open market on Thursday, underlining

Published 09 May, 2019 07:34pm

Financial

Ireland raises 4bn euros in bond sale

DUBLIN: Ireland raised 4 billion euros ($4.49 billion) from a syndicated sale of a new 2050 bond on Thursday after i

Published 09 May, 2019 03:15pm

Financial

Irish and Spanish bond sales underline move away from ‘periphery’

LONDON: Investors hoovered up Irish and Spanish debt through bond sales and in the open market on Thursday, underlin

Published 09 May, 2019 11:40am

Financial

Turkey dollar bonds slump, CDS surge as lira weakens

LONDON: Turkey dollar bonds fell across the curve on Thursday and the cost of insuring exposure to the country's soverei

Published 09 May, 2019 10:18am

Financial

Euro zone bond rally powers on, Portugal auction sets tone for Ireland

LONDON: Portuguese, Irish and Spanish yields hit historic lows on Wednesday and Portugal saw firm demand at an auction a

Published 08 May, 2019 08:45pm

Financial

UK bond market resilient to small credit rating downgrade

LONDON: British government debt's appeal to international investors is likely to prove resilient to a small further

Published 08 May, 2019 04:06pm

Financial

Russian rouble firms, supported by bond auctions

MOSCOW: The rouble strengthened on Wednesday ahead of a long holiday weekend in Russia, supported by results of gove

Published 08 May, 2019 03:29pm

Financial

German bond yields, Italy bank shares down on European Commission forecasts

LONDON: German government bond yields hit five-week lows on Tuesday and Italian shares fell, led by the country's bankin

Published 07 May, 2019 07:36pm

Financial

German Bond yields hover near zero as industrial orders disappoint

LONDON: Germany's 10-year bond yields hovered near the zero percent mark on Tuesday as industrial orders from Europe's l

Published 07 May, 2019 10:57am

Financial

Irish debt agency to launch new 2050 bond by syndication

DUBLIN: Ireland plans to issue a new 2050 bond in a syndicated sale in the near future, its debt agency said on Tuesday.

Published 07 May, 2019 09:36am

Financial

Investors return to EZ safe havens as Trump piles pressure on China

LONDON: Core euro zone bonds yields fell and Italian debt led a sell-off in the periphery on Monday after US Preside

Published 06 May, 2019 04:14pm

Financial

Spain/German yield gap at tightest in nine months as periphery shines

LONDON: Spain's 10-year bond yield gap over safer Germany was at its tightest in almost nine months on Friday, while Ita

Published 03 May, 2019 08:33pm

Financial

Spain/German yield gap at tightest in nine months as periphery shines

LONDON: Spain's 10-year bond yield gap over safer Germany was at its tightest in almost nine months on Friday, while

Published 03 May, 2019 04:17pm

Financial

Greece to auction 625mn three-month T-bills on May 8

ATHENS: Greece will sell 625 million euros ($697.13 million) of three-month treasury bills on May 8 to refinance mat

Updated 03 May, 2019 04:31pm

Financial

Turkey's lira bonds ‘cheap’ after inflation eases: Deutsche Bank

LONDON: Slowing Turkish inflation has helped make the country's lira-denominated government bonds "cheap" for the fi

Published 03 May, 2019 02:46pm

Financial

Southern European bond yields tumble as growth worries ebb

LONDON: Spain's 10-year bond yield hit its lowest level since late 2016, while other southern euro zone debt yields tumb

Published 02 May, 2019 07:41pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields rise as data lifts hopes of brighter outlook

LONDON: Germany's 10-year government bond yield rose to a one-week high above zero percent on Tuesday, following str

Published 30 Apr, 2019 01:44pm

Financial

Poland to conduct 2 bond switch tenders in May

WARSAW: Poland will conduct two bond switch tenders in May, but plans no bond nor t-bills sale auctions, the Ministr

Published 30 Apr, 2019 01:39pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields little changed as data moves into focus

LONDON: Government bond yields in the euro area were little changed on Tuesday, with focus falling on economic growth an

Published 30 Apr, 2019 09:24am

Financial

Spanish bonds strengthen after ‘pro-European’ election result

LONDON: Spanish government bond yields dipped on Monday after the weekend's general election in which the Socialists

Published 29 Apr, 2019 01:06pm

Financial

Spanish bonds strengthen after 'pro-European' election result

LONDON: Spanish government bond yields dipped on Monday after the weekend's general election in which the Socialists eme

Published 29 Apr, 2019 11:00am

Financial

S&P restraint boosts Italian bonds; Spain steady after vote

LONDON: Italian government bonds rallied on Monday after S&P Global maintained the country's sovereign credit rating

Published 29 Apr, 2019 08:31am

Financial

Italian bonds rally after S&P affirms rating; 10-year yield down 5 bps

LONDON: Italian government bonds rallied on Monday after S&P Global affirmed the country's sovereign credit rating a

Published 29 Apr, 2019 07:25am

Financial

Italy bond yields fall on bets of S&P ratings non-event

LONDON: Italy's government bond yields fell sharply on Friday, pulling back from recent seven-week highs, on bets that S

Published 26 Apr, 2019 09:16pm

Financial

Italy yield gap over Germany widest in two months as S&P review nears

LONDON: Italy's bond yield spread over Germany reached its widest in two months on Friday, before a ratings review that

Published 26 Apr, 2019 08:03am

Financial

Growth worries keep German 10-yr yield below zero, Italy suffers

LONDON: Germany's 10-year government bond yield fell to a two-week low below zero percent on Thursday, a day after a dis

Published 25 Apr, 2019 08:28pm

Financial

Growth worries keep German Bund yield below zero percent

LONDON: Germany's benchmark 10-year government bond yield held below zero percent on Thursday, a day after a disappo

Published 25 Apr, 2019 03:09pm

Financial

Turkey dollar bonds slip after central bank holds rates, drops tightening reference

LONDON: Turkey's dollar-denominated bonds extended earlier losses on Thursday after the central bank kept interest r

Published 25 Apr, 2019 01:43pm

Financial

Czechs sell CZK 2.11bn of 4.20/36 govt bonds, yield down

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry sold 2.112 billion crowns ($92.02 million) worth of 4.20/36 government bonds in the f

Published 24 Apr, 2019 10:05pm

Financial

Foreign investors up holdings of Russian OFZ bonds in March

MOSCOW: Foreign investors increased their share of Russian OFZ government bond holdings to 26.7 percent as of April

Published 24 Apr, 2019 04:09pm

Financial

Cyprus yields hit one-month high ahead of landmark 30-year debt sale

LONDON: Cypriot borrowing costs hit a one-month high on Wednesday ahead of a debt sale that will see the country att

Published 24 Apr, 2019 03:01pm

Financial

Italian bond yields hit seven-week high as govt tensions grow, rating review looms

LONDON: Italy's 10-year government bond yield jumped to its highest in seven weeks on Tuesday, pushed up by unease o

Published 23 Apr, 2019 03:02pm

Financial

UK-Germany bond yield gap widest since Nov. 2016

LONDON: The difference between British and German 10-year government bond yields reached its widest since November 2

Published 23 Apr, 2019 02:25pm

Financial

Turkish treasury to issue 3.7bn euro debt to boost state lenders' capital

ISTANBUL: Turkey's Treasury will issue 5-year debt instruments worth a total of 3.7 billion euros to strengthen the

Published 22 Apr, 2019 04:19pm

Financial

Turkish treasury sells 2 year bond at higher yield

ISTANBUL: Turkey's Treasury said on Monday it sold a two-year bond at a yield of 22.18 percent, up nearly three perc

Published 22 Apr, 2019 12:59pm

Financial

Romania sells 695mn lei of 2021 treasury bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold a more than planned 695 million lei ($164.41 million) of October 2021 tre

Published 22 Apr, 2019 12:57pm

Financial

Tepid growth sends investors scurrying back to German Bunds

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields were on track for their biggest one-day decline in three weeks after a busi

Published 18 Apr, 2019 08:49pm

Financial

Green shoots in world economy push euro zone bond yields to 4-week high

LONDON: Long-dated European government bond yields rose to their highest in four weeks on Wednesday as Chinese econo

Published 17 Apr, 2019 08:51pm

Financial

Green shoots in world economy push German Bund yield to 4-week high

LONDON: Germany's 10-year government bond yield rose to its highest level in four weeks on Wednesday as Chinese economic

Published 17 Apr, 2019 03:15pm

Financial

Turkish lira up as opposition candidate to claim Istanbul mandate

ISTANBUL: The Turkish lira climbed to 5.7175 against the dollar on Wednesday after the opposition Republican People's Pa

Published 17 Apr, 2019 02:51pm

Financial

Portugal sells 1.25bn euros of T-bills, yields slip

LISBON: Portugal sold all 1.25 billion euros ($1.41 billion) on offer of three- and 11-month Treasury bills in an auctio

Published 17 Apr, 2019 02:46pm

Financial

Euro zone headline, core inflation slowdown confirmed for March

BRUSSELS: Euro zone inflation slowed in March and the core figure dipped, the European Union's statistics office said on

Published 17 Apr, 2019 02:32pm

Financial

Green shoots in world economy push German Bond yield to 4-week high

LONDON: Germany's 10-year government bond yield rose to its highest level in four weeks on Wednesday as Chinese economic

Published 17 Apr, 2019 08:25am

Financial

UK 10-year gilt yields rise to one-month high on brighter world economy

LONDON: British 10-year gilt yields rose to their highest level in just over a month, pushed higher by faster-than-expec

Published 17 Apr, 2019 07:54am

Financial

Italian bond yields jump after Bank of Italy's deficit warning

LONDON: Italian stocks and government bonds sold off on Thursday after a Bank of Italy official said the country's defic

Published 16 Apr, 2019 03:37pm

Financial

Slovakia sells 3.6mn euros worth of 2028 bond in top up sale

PRAGUE: Slovakia sold 3.6 million euros ($4.07 million) worth of 1.00 percent state bonds due in June 2028 in non-compe

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:51pm

Financial

Italian bonds, stocks sell off as Bank of Italy warns of 3.4 pct deficit in 2020

LONDON: Italian stocks and government bonds sold off on Thursday after a Bank of Italy official said the country's defic

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:44pm

Financial

Italian bond yields jump after Bank of Italy's deficit warning

LONDON: Italian stocks and government bonds sold off on Thursday after a Bank of Italy official said the country's defic

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:43pm

Financial

Hungary sells 3-month bills as planned, yield drops to zero

BUDAPEST: The Hungarian Government Debt Management Agency (AKK) sold 20 billion forints ($70.67 million) worth of three

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:42pm

Financial

Euro, bond yields slip on report ECB policymakers doubt 2H growth rebound

LONDON: The euro fell to a day's low versus the dollar and core German bond yields slipped back towards zero on Tuesday

Published 16 Apr, 2019 01:39pm

Financial

Euro, bond yields slip on report ECB policymakers doubt 2H growth rebound

LONDON: The euro fell to a day's low versus the dollar and core German bond yields slipped back towards zero on Tuesday

Published 16 Apr, 2019 11:05am

Financial

Italian bonds, stocks sell off as Bank of Italy warns of 3.4 pct deficit in 2020

LONDON: Italian stocks and government bonds sold off on Thursday after a Bank of Italy official said the country's defic

Published 16 Apr, 2019 10:49am

Financial

Core euro zone bond yields near three-week highs before ZEW survey

LONDON: Core euro zone bond yields held near three-week highs on Tuesday after investors bet on an improved outlook for

Published 16 Apr, 2019 09:16am

Financial

Romania sells 409mn lei of April 2026 treasury bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold a more than planned 409 million lei ($97.23 million) of April 2026 treasury

Published 15 Apr, 2019 02:06pm

Financial

Greek bond yields near record lows as IMF repayment hopes grow

LONDON: Greek government bond yields were closing in on record lows on Monday after an official said a deal to repay Int

Published 15 Apr, 2019 01:50pm

Financial

Czechs to auction up to CZK 12.5 bln in bonds in May

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry will offer up to 12.5 billion crowns ($552.07 million) worth of domestic government

Published 15 Apr, 2019 01:45pm

Financial

Greek bond yields near record lows as IMF repayment hopes grow

LONDON: Greek government bond yields were closing in on record lows on Monday after an official said a deal to repay Int

Published 15 Apr, 2019 08:41am

Financial

Euro zone industry output falls by less than expected in mild Feb

BRUSSELS: Euro zone industrial output declined in February but by less than expected, as mild weather meant that a surge

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:23pm

Financial

China trade data pushes 10-year German bund yield to three-week high

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields rose on Friday after a rebound in Chinese exports gave investors hope that the

Published 12 Apr, 2019 01:18pm

Financial

Hungarian, Romanian bond yields rise on inflation worry

BUDAPEST: Romania's 10-year government bond yields reached their widest spread over Bunds since 2012 on Thursday and Hun

Published 11 Apr, 2019 03:33pm

Financial

Safe-haven Euro zone bonds dented by Brexit but buffered by ECB

LONDON: Germany's 10-year bond yield edged up on Thursday as a no-deal Brexit was avoided for now but held firmly below

Published 11 Apr, 2019 08:29am

Financial

Dovish ECB Draghi drags down euro zone bond yields, euro

LONDON: Euro zone government bond markets rallied and the euro slipped on Wednesday, after European Central Bank chi

Published 10 Apr, 2019 08:11pm

Financial

Serbia raises 7.54bn dinars in seven-year T-bonds

BELGRADE: Serbia's debt agency said on Wednesday it had raised 7.54 billion serbian dinars ($72.22 million) in a reopeni

Published 10 Apr, 2019 01:16pm

Financial

Euro zone bonds poised ahead of ECB but little detail expected

LONDON: Euro zone rates investors were poised for a busy trading day on Wednesday ahead of a slew of key economic data,

Published 10 Apr, 2019 01:10pm

Financial

Sterling edges lower before EU summit

LONDON: Sterling edged lower after German government spokesman denied a media report that Chancellor Angela Merkel was w

Published 09 Apr, 2019 05:22pm

Financial

Slovenia T-bill auction oversubscribed, yields barely changed

LJUBLJANA: Slovenia sold 170 million euros ($192 million) of treasury bills on Tuesday, compared with an initial target

Published 09 Apr, 2019 01:43pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields inch lower, trade, IMF in focus

LONDON: Government bond yields in the euro area were a touch lower on Tuesday, with concern about U.S./European trade te

Published 09 Apr, 2019 09:19am

Financial

Greek yields hit 13-year lows as euro zone bond spreads tighten

LONDON: Greece's 10-year government bond yields hit their lowest level in over 13 years on Monday, as encouraging he

Published 08 Apr, 2019 08:57pm

Financial

Spain to issue up to 6.5bn euros in debt this week

Spain plans to issue between 4.5 billion and 6.5 billion euros ($5.1 billion-$7.3 billion) at two debt auctions this wee

Published 08 Apr, 2019 04:21pm

Financial

Romania finmin says sells 500mn lei of 2022 T-bonds

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry sold the planned 500 million lei of new, August 2022 treasury bonds on Monday, wi

Published 08 Apr, 2019 04:13pm

Financial

Turkey's bonds slip as c.bank restarts repo auctions, politics weighs

LONDON: Turkey's dollar bonds slipped as much as 1 cent on Monday as two moves by the country's central bank to effectiv

Published 08 Apr, 2019 11:40am

Financial

Greek yields hit 13-year lows as euro zone bond spreads

LONDON: Greece's 10-year government bond yields hit their lowest level in over 13 years on Monday, as encouraging headli

Published 08 Apr, 2019 11:31am

Financial

German Bund yields at 2-week highs as Trump sees China trade deal near

LONDON: Government bond yields in Europe rose on Friday after US President Donald Trump said a trade deal with China may

Published 05 Apr, 2019 03:52pm

Financial

Spain to issue new bond due 2024 on Thursday

Spain plans to issue a new bond due 2024 and one other paper due 2035 at the next scheduled bond auction on Thursday, th

Published 05 Apr, 2019 02:14pm

Financial

German yields hit 2-week highs as Trump says US-China trade deal close

LONDON: Government bond yields in Europe and the United States rose on Friday after US President Donald Trump said a tra

Published 05 Apr, 2019 02:03pm

Financial

Euro zone agrees to disburse 970 mn euro grant to Greece

BUCHAREST: Euro zone finance ministers agreed on Friday to disburse 970 million euros ($1.09 billion) as a grant to Gree

Published 05 Apr, 2019 01:59pm

Financial

German yields hit 2-week highs as Trump says U.S.-China trade deal close

LONDON: Government bond yields in Europe and the United States rose in early trade on Friday after U.S. President Donald

Published 05 Apr, 2019 09:56am

Financial

Germany's 10-year bond yield hovers just below zero percent

LONDON: Germany's benchmark 10-year bond yield held below zero percent on Thursday, as more signs of weakness in Eur

Published 04 Apr, 2019 08:19pm

Financial

Germany's 10-year bond yield hovers around zero percent for now

LONDON: Germany's benchmark 10-year bond yield was around zero percent on Thursday, as more signs of weakness in Europe'

Published 04 Apr, 2019 07:29am

Financial

German Bund yields turn positive on Brexit hopes, US-China trade

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields were lifted off recent lows on Wednesday with Germany's benchmark 10-year Bund yield h

Updated 03 Apr, 2019 08:51pm

Financial

Russia sees 25 pct share of OFZ bonds held by foreigners as good level

MOSCOW: Russia views the current 25 percent share of OFZ sovereign bonds held by foreign investors to be a comfortable l

Published 03 Apr, 2019 02:49pm

Financial

Euro zone February retail sales rise more than expected by 0.4 pct m/m

The European Union's statistics office Eurostat released on Wednesday the following data on retail sales in the euro zon

Published 03 Apr, 2019 02:45pm

Financial

Czechs sell CZK 5.0bn of 2.00/33 govt bonds, yield drops

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry sold 5.0 billion crowns ($218.94 million) worth of 2.00/33 government bonds in the f

Published 03 Apr, 2019 02:45pm

Financial

Germany's Bund yield back above zero pct as risk sentiment fights back

LONDON: Germany's 10-year government bond yield turned postive for the first time since March 25 on Wednesday, as hopes

Published 03 Apr, 2019 01:35pm

Financial

UK bond yields surge after no-deal Brexit risk recedes

LONDON: British government bond yields rose on Wednesday as investors reduced their holdings of safe assets following Pr

Published 03 Apr, 2019 12:51pm

Financial

Slovakia to offer 2031, 2028 bonds in April

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia will offer two bonds coming due in 2031 and 2028 in auctions on April 15, the country's debt manage

Published 03 Apr, 2019 12:45pm

Financial

Greece sells 6-month T-bills at lower 0.58 pct yield

ATHENS: Greece sold 1.138 billion euros ($1.28 billion) of six-month T-bills on Wednesday to refinance a maturing issue,

Published 03 Apr, 2019 12:38pm

Financial

German Bund yields turn positive on Brexit hopes, US-China

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields were lifted off recent lows on Wednesday with Germany's benchmark Bund heading back above

Published 03 Apr, 2019 12:36pm

Financial

Euro zone retail sales stronger than expected in Feb

BRUSSELS: Euro zone retail sales, an indication of domestic demand, were stronger than expected in February, led by a ju

Published 03 Apr, 2019 12:32pm

Financial

Finland to auction two bonds on April 10

HELSINKI: Finland's Treasury said it will conduct a tap auction of two government bonds - maturing on 15 April 2026, and

Published 03 Apr, 2019 07:56am

Financial

Brexit impasse keeps German Bund yield in negative territory

LONDON: Investors stuck with safe-haven German bonds on Tuesday, negative yields notwithstanding, a day after Britis

Published 02 Apr, 2019 08:16pm

Financial

Sterling rises as PM May seeks Brexit extension

LONDON: The pound rallied against the euro and the dollar on Tuesday after Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain n

Published 02 Apr, 2019 07:48pm

Financial

Denmark's FX reserves fall to 454.1 bln DKK at end-March

COPENHAGEN: Denmark's foreign exchange reserves edged down to 454.1 million Danish crowns ($68.1 billion) at the end of

Published 02 Apr, 2019 04:21pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields rise, China data takes edge off recession fears

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields rose on Monday as an unexpected bounce in Chinese factory activity data and

Published 01 Apr, 2019 08:33pm

Financial

Euro zone factory activity contracts faster in March -PMI

LONDON: Factories in the euro zone had their worst month for almost six years in March and forward looking indicators po

Published 01 Apr, 2019 12:51pm

Financial

UK government bond prices jump as parliament rejects Brexit deal

LONDON: British government bond prices jumped on Friday after the country's parliament rejected the deal for the Europea

Published 29 Mar, 2019 04:26pm

Financial

German bond yields set for biggest monthly fall since June 2016 Brexit vote

LONDON: German and French government bond yields were poised on Friday for their biggest monthly falls since June 2016,

Published 29 Mar, 2019 01:44pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields hold near multi-year lows on ECB rate tiering talk

LONDON: Core euro zone government bond yields held near multi-year lows on Thursday as speculation mounted that the

Published 28 Mar, 2019 07:28pm

Financial

Talk of ECB rate tiering drives German 10-year yield deeply negative

LONDON: Germany's long-dated borrowing costs were on track for their biggest one-day fall since January 2, hitting 2

Published 27 Mar, 2019 09:08pm

Financial

Italian bond yields hurt by lower economic forecasts

MILAN: Italian government bond yields spiked higher on Wednesday with a trader citing worsening official forecasts for I

Published 27 Mar, 2019 01:52pm

Financial

German 10-year bond yield falls again as drop below 0 accelerates

LONDON: Germany's long-dated borrowing costs fell to 2 1/2-year lows below zero percent on Wednesday, resuming a relentl

Published 27 Mar, 2019 09:06am

Financial

Recession and Brexit fears hold German 10-year yields below zero

LONDON: Germany's 10-year bond yields held below zero percent, just above 2-1/2-year lows, on Tuesday, weighed down

Published 26 Mar, 2019 08:12pm

Financial

Ireland raises 300 million euro in second inflation-linked bond issue

DUBLIN: Ireland's debt agency said on Tuesday it raised 300 million euro through the placement of a new inflation-linked

Published 26 Mar, 2019 04:47pm

Financial

Russia may issue more Eurobonds this year - fin min official

MOSCOW: Russia may issue more Eurobonds this year if market conditions are favourable, the head of the Finance Ministry'

Published 26 Mar, 2019 12:54pm

Financial

Croatia's T-bills sale doubles target, yield flat

ZAGREB: Croatia sold 800 million kuna ($122.10 million) worth of one-year treasury bills at an auction on Tuesday, doubl

Published 26 Mar, 2019 12:34pm

Financial

German yield back below zero, Brexit takes edge off Ifo boost

LONDON: Germany's benchmark 10-year bond yield slid back into negative territory on Monday as worries over Brexit sa

Published 25 Mar, 2019 08:42pm

Financial

UK 10-year yields fall below 1 percent for 1st time in 18 months

LONDON: Brexit worries pushed Britain's 10-year government bond yield below 1 percent for the first time in 18 month

Published 25 Mar, 2019 08:37pm

Financial

German Bund yield back at zero as Ifo takes sting out of recession fears

LONDON: Germany's benchmark 10-year bond yield moved back to zero percent on Monday after a surprise rise in business se

Published 25 Mar, 2019 11:16am

Financial

German Bund yield crashes below zero for first time since 2016 on bleak data

LONDON: Germany's 10-year bond yield dived below zero percent on Friday for the first time since October 2016, as a

Published 22 Mar, 2019 05:27pm

Financial

UK yield curve nears flattest since 2008 on global bond rally

LONDON: British government bond prices soared for a third day on Friday as global investors scaled back growth and i

Published 22 Mar, 2019 05:18pm

Financial

German Bund yield crashes below zero for first time since 2016 on bleak data

LONDON: Germany's 10-year government bond yield on Friday turned negative for the first time since October 2016, as a su

Published 22 Mar, 2019 01:11pm

Financial

Key gauge of long-term euro zone inflation expectations renews slide

LONDON: A key gauge of the market's long-term expectations for euro zone inflation on Friday hit its lowest level in mor

Published 22 Mar, 2019 01:04pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields continue to enjoy Fed put

LONDON: Core euro zone bond yields struggled to find uplift from the 2-1/2 year lows hit on Thursday after the Fed becam

Published 22 Mar, 2019 08:44am

Financial

German 10-year yield hurtles towards 0 percent as Fed signals rate-hike halt

LONDON: Germany's 10-year bond yield hurtled towards zero percent on Thursday, dropping to its lowest since late 201

Published 21 Mar, 2019 05:20pm

Financial

Romania sells 400mn lei of one-year treasury bills

BUCHAREST: Romania sold a planned 400 million lei ($95.87 million) worth of one-year treasury bills on Thursday, with th

Published 21 Mar, 2019 03:05pm

Financial

Czechs sell CZK 3.21bn of 2.75/29 bonds, demand drops

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry sold 3.211 billion crowns ($142.20 million) worth of 2.75/29 government bonds in the

Published 20 Mar, 2019 02:24pm

Financial

Euro zone bond markets wait patiently for Powell

LONDON: Core euro zone bond yields on Wednesday edged off 1-1/2 week highs hit earlier this week as the market waited fo

Published 20 Mar, 2019 01:47pm

Financial

Market pins hopes on softer Brexit; Portuguese rating in focus

LONDON: Core euro zone bond yields edged higher on Friday, after British lawmakers voted to delay a potentially chao

Published 15 Mar, 2019 12:15pm

Financial

Euro zone bond markets cheered but confused by vote against ‘no-deal Brexit’

LONDON: Investors sold safe-haven euro zone government bonds on Thursday as the British parliament's rejection of a

Published 14 Mar, 2019 01:35pm

Financial

Greece to get euro zone money in April if all reforms done -Centeno

BRUSSELS: Euro zone finance ministers could release 750 million euros for Greece in April if Athens completes by then t

Published 11 Mar, 2019 08:40pm

Financial

German yields near lows as weak industrial data underlines ECB caution

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields dipped on Monday after German industrial production fell in January, adding weight to

Published 11 Mar, 2019 12:46pm

Financial

German Bund yields near zero pc, French bonds set for best week since 2016

LONDON: Germany's benchmark 10-year bond yield took a step closer to zero percent on Friday as weak economic data fr

Published 08 Mar, 2019 01:38pm

Financial

Italy's 2-year bond yield lowest since coalition came into power

LONDON: Short-dated Italian bond yields hit their lowest level in seven months ahead of Thursday's European Central Bank

Published 07 Mar, 2019 08:46am

Financial

Euro zone yields drop on report ECB discussing new cheap bank loans

LONDON: Investors piled into euro zone government bonds and bank shares edged higher on a report by Bloomberg that t

Published 06 Mar, 2019 04:47pm

Financial

Pre-ECB caution pushes German bond yields to one-week low

LONDON: Germany's long-dated bond yields fell on Wednesday to their lowest in a week, as markets grew cautious a day

Published 06 Mar, 2019 01:15pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields tick up ahead of key data, Greek bond sale

LONDON: Greek bonds were firm on Tuesday after the country opened books on its first 10-year government bond sale in a d

Published 05 Mar, 2019 10:05am

Financial

Euro zone's triple-A bond drought persists after ECB steps away

LONDON: High-grade euro zone debt remains scarce even though the European Central Bank has stopped its huge purchases of

Published 04 Mar, 2019 07:26am

Financial

German yields set for biggest weekly jump since October

LONDON: Long-dated government bond yields in Germany, the euro zone's benchmark issuer, were set on Friday for their

Published 01 Mar, 2019 02:14pm

Financial

Euro zone's triple-A bond drought persists after ECB steps away

LONDON: High-grade euro zone debt remains scarce even though the European Central Bank has stopped its huge purchase

Published 01 Mar, 2019 01:57pm

Financial

Inflation data keeps German bond yields near 3-week highs

LONDON: Germany's 10-year government bond yield rose back towards three-week highs on Thursday, after data from the

Published 28 Feb, 2019 11:44am

Financial

Norway's sovereign wealth fund loses US$56.4bn in 2018

OSLO: Norway's sovereign wealth fund posted a negative return of 485 billion kroner (56.4 billion US dollars) in 201

Published 27 Feb, 2019 02:49pm

Financial

Greece's National Bank to underwrite bond for new Crete airport

ATHENS: National Bank of Greece (NBG) will be the sole underwriter of a 161.1 million euro ($182.7 million) bond to

Published 22 Feb, 2019 12:49pm

Financial

Italian bond yields nudge up ahead of Fitch Ratings review

LONDON: Italian government bond yields crept up on Friday, reflecting caution among investors before a Fitch ratings rev

Published 22 Feb, 2019 10:25am

Financial

Cypriot bond yields tumble after stellar bond sale

LONDON: Government bond yields in tiny Cyprus tumbled on Wednesday and stood out as the star performer in euro zone debt

Published 20 Feb, 2019 09:07am

Financial

France, Cyprus bring syndicated bonds in supercharged market

LONDON: France and Cyprus took full advantage of a market supercharged by expectations of more monetary stimulus fro

Published 19 Feb, 2019 07:21pm

Financial

France set for 7bn euro bond sale after bumper order book

LONDON: France was poised to price a 7 billion euro sale of 30-year bonds on Tuesday after receiving orders over five ti

Published 19 Feb, 2019 04:30pm

Financial

Italian bond yields jump after industrial orders drop

LONDON: Italian government bond yields rose 5-6 basis points across the board on Tuesday after data showed industrial or

Published 19 Feb, 2019 02:02pm

Financial

France takes over 33bn euros of orders for new 30-year bond issue

LONDON: France has received orders of over 33.5 billion euros for a new 30-year syndicated bond, with the order book set

Published 19 Feb, 2019 01:45pm

Financial

Italy leads peripheral rally on expectation of ECB stimulus

LONDON: Short-dated Italian government bonds outperformed on Monday, their yields falling the most among euro zone bonds

Published 18 Feb, 2019 01:54pm

Financial

Czechs to auction up to CZK 25bn worth of domestic bonds in March

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry will offer up to 25 billion crowns ($1.10 billion) worth of domestic government bonds

Published 18 Feb, 2019 01:16pm

Financial

Sugar group Tereos to repay half of its 2020 bond a year in advance

PARIS: French sugar group Tereos, the fortunes of which have been hit by a steep fall in sugar prices, said it would rep

Published 18 Feb, 2019 11:31am

Financial

UK bond prices soar after US retail sales shock

LONDON: British government bond prices jumped on Thursday after the United States reported the biggest fall in retai

Published 14 Feb, 2019 09:19pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields fall sharply after weak US retail sales

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields fell sharply on Thursday after weak U.S. retail sales compounded concerns a

Published 14 Feb, 2019 09:00pm

Financial

UK bond prices soar after US retail sales shock

LONDON: British government bond prices jumped on Thursday after the United States reported the biggest fall in retail sa

Published 14 Feb, 2019 03:45pm

Financial

Ireland sells 1.25 billion euros of 10, 18-year bonds

DUBLIN: Ireland auctioned 950 million euros of 10-year debt at a yield of 0.85 percent on Thursday and 300 million euros

Published 14 Feb, 2019 02:07pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields inch lower, Germany just escapes recession

LONDON: Most euro zone government bond yields inched lower on Thursday as nagging concern about a weak economy and the r

Published 14 Feb, 2019 12:24pm

Financial

Weak data lifts euro zone bonds, Spanish market brushes off election risk

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields fell on Wednesday after data showed a larger-than-expected drop in industrial producti

Published 13 Feb, 2019 08:58pm

Financial

Portugal sells 1bn euros of 10-, 15-year bonds, yields fall

LISBON: Portugal sold all 1 billion euros ($1.13 billion) total on offer of 10- and 15-year bonds in an auction on Wedne

Published 13 Feb, 2019 01:40pm

Financial

Italy sells top amount at bond auction, yields fall

MILAN: Italy sold the top planned amount of 4.5 billion euros ($5 billion) in bonds on Wednesday paying the cheapest yie

Published 13 Feb, 2019 11:50am

Financial

Russian FinMin scraps OFZ bond offering limit for Feb. 13 auctions

MOSCOW: The Russian Finance Ministry said on Tuesday it will set no limit for the offering of its treasury OFZ bonds at

Published 12 Feb, 2019 02:28pm

Financial

UK inflation-linked bond prices hit 6-day low after lawmakers urge RPI change

LONDON: Prices for 10- and 20-year inflation-linked British government bonds fell to a six-day low on Tuesday after lawm

Published 12 Feb, 2019 01:19pm

Financial

German bund yield holds close to 2-1/2 year lows as economic woes weigh

LONDON: Fears of economic slowdown in Europe and plunging inflation expectations dominated morning trade on Monday w

Published 11 Feb, 2019 08:47pm

Financial

Italian bonds rally as bad loans tumble

LONDON: Italian government bonds outperformed the rest of the euro zone debt market on Monday, with yields falling after

Published 11 Feb, 2019 04:39pm

Financial

German bund yield holds close to 2-1/2 year lows as economic woes weigh

LONDON: Fears of economic slowdown in Europe and plunging inflation expectations dominated morning trade on Monday with

Published 11 Feb, 2019 01:40pm

Financial

German bond yield holds close to 2-1/2 year lows as economic woes weigh

LONDON: Fears of economic slowdown in Europe and plunging inflation expectations dominated morning trade on Monday with

Published 11 Feb, 2019 09:51am

Financial

German bond yields sink to two-year lows as EU cuts growth forecasts

LONDON: Germany's 10-year bond yields sank on Thursday to their lowest level in over two years, taking a step closer

Published 07 Feb, 2019 09:09pm

Financial

German bond yields hit two-year lows as EU cuts growth forecasts

LONDON: Germany's 10-year bond yield sank on Thursday to its lowest level in over two years, taking a step closer to

Published 07 Feb, 2019 08:05pm

Financial

Spain sells 4.5bn euros at bond auction

MADRID: Spain sold 4.5 billion euros ($5.1 billion) of debt at a bond auction on Thursday, with yields lower than previo

Published 07 Feb, 2019 01:05pm

Financial

German bond yields sink to two-year lows after EU cuts growth forecasts

LONDON: German bond yields sank on Thursday to their lowest level in over two years after the European Commission cut gr

Published 07 Feb, 2019 11:56am

Financial

Spain sells 4.5 bn euros at bond auction

MADRID: Spain sold 4.5 billion euros ($5.1 billion) of debt at a bond auction on Thursday, with yields lower than previo

Published 07 Feb, 2019 10:12am

Financial

Italy launches 30-year bond at 20-22 bps over 2048 BTP - Lead

MILAN: Italy launched a 30-year syndicated bond sale on Wednesday, setting an initial price guidance of 20-22 basis poin

Published 06 Feb, 2019 12:48pm

Financial

Italian yields hit 3-week highs as 30-year issue tests investor appetite

LONDON: Italian government bond yields rose across the curve ahead of the sale of a 30-year syndicated debt issue that w

Published 06 Feb, 2019 09:32am

Financial

Italian bond yields fall after ECB sources say TLTRO seen as priority

LONDON: Italian government bond yields fell on Tuesday after European Central Bank sources told Reuters that cheap long

Published 05 Feb, 2019 02:33pm

Financial

Spain to issue up to 5bn euros in bonds on Thursday

Spain will sell between 3.5 billion and 5 billion euros ($4.01 billion - $5.72 billion) via four bonds on Thursday, incl

Published 04 Feb, 2019 05:05pm

Financial

Croatia issues two local bonds jointly worth some 8.7bn HRK

ZAGREB: Croatia issued a three-year, euro-denominated domestic bond worth 500 million euros ($573.60 million) and a seco

Published 01 Feb, 2019 03:12pm

Financial

Spain to issue 4 bonds, including one inflation-linked, on Thursday

Spain plans to issue bonds due 2021, 2026, 2030, and 2033, at the next scheduled bond auction on Thursday, the Treasury

Published 01 Feb, 2019 03:09pm

Financial

Italian bond yields jump as weak data sparks deficit worries

LONDON: Italian government bond yields jumped across the board on Friday after weak business activity data fuelled conce

Published 01 Feb, 2019 02:20pm

Financial

Italian bond yields jump as weak PMI shines a light on rising deficit

LONDON: Italian government bond yields jumped on Friday after dismal factory activity data fuelled concern about a risin

Published 01 Feb, 2019 12:15pm

Financial

German bond yields take step closer to 2016 lows

LONDON: Germany's long-dated government bond yields were just a whisker away from their lowest levels in over two years

Published 01 Feb, 2019 09:35am

Financial

Portugal swaps 702mn euros of 2020 bonds for 2028 maturity

LISBON: Portugal on Thursday swapped 702 million euros ($806 million) of government debt expiring next year for Octo

Published 31 Jan, 2019 04:25pm

Financial

Foreign holdings of Czech domestic bonds rose in December

PRAGUE: The proportion of non-residents holding Czech state domestic bonds increased to 41.81 percent in December from 4

Published 31 Jan, 2019 12:37pm

Financial

Croatia sells 1bn euro of T-bills at zero yield

ZAGREB: Croatia sold 1.05 billion euros ($1.21 billion) worth of 15-month treasury bills at an auction on Thursday, with

Published 31 Jan, 2019 11:48am

Financial

Greek bond yields tumble as new bond sale meets with solid demand

LONDON: Long-dated Greek government bond yields fell to their lowest in almost six months on Tuesday, outpacing euro zon

Published 29 Jan, 2019 02:21pm

Financial

Romanian government can cover financing needs

BUCHAREST: Romania's government can cover six months worth of funding needs and will not issue debt at unreasonably high

Published 29 Jan, 2019 02:05pm

Financial

Bond market spotlight on new deals, first Greek sale in almost a year

LONDON: Greek government bond yields fell on Tuesday, outpacing euro zone peers, as Greece began selling a five-year bon

Published 29 Jan, 2019 11:36am

Financial

Greece's 10-year yield hits four-month low on Macedonia accord

LONDON: Greece's 10-year government bond yield dropped to a four-month low on Monday after the country's parliament appr

Published 28 Jan, 2019 01:09pm

Financial

Italian banks' holdings of domestic govt bonds fall to lowest since August - ECB

MILAN: Italian government bonds held by banks operating in the country fell to 377.75 billion euros ($430.6 billion)in D

Published 28 Jan, 2019 11:48am

Financial

Greece issues first 5-yr-bond since bailout exit: ministry source

ATHENS: Greece on Monday issued a five-year bond, a finance ministry source said, its first such debt issue since exitin

Published 28 Jan, 2019 11:45am

Financial

Greek bond yields hit four-month low on Macedonia accord

LONDON: Greek 10-year borrowing costs dropped to a four-month low on Monday after the country's parliament approved a de

Published 28 Jan, 2019 11:39am

Financial

US Treasury yield spike curbs post-ECB euro zone bond rally

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields rose on Friday, tracking US Treasury yields higher on improved risk sentime

Published 25 Jan, 2019 08:50pm

Financial

Italy's Carige issues 2bn euros in state-backed bonds

MILAN: Italy's Carige said on Friday it had issued 2 billion euros ($2.3 billion) in state-guaranteed debt after the

Published 25 Jan, 2019 08:13pm

Financial

European bond yields, shares slip as ECB's Draghi signals downside growth risk

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields tumbled on Thursday and share prices erased earlier gains after ECB President Mario Dr

Published 25 Jan, 2019 12:11am

Financial

Euro zone yields tumble as weak PMI lifts hopes for comforting ECB

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields tumbled on Thursday on growing hopes that the European Central Bank will later this se

Published 24 Jan, 2019 09:03pm

Financial

Euro zone yields drop on hopes of comforting words from ECB

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields fell on Thursday as hopes grew the European Central Bank would respond to a slo

Published 24 Jan, 2019 11:08am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields slip after BoJ signals stimulus set to stay

LONDON: Most euro zone bond yields fell on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan set the tone for further easing ahead by wa

Published 23 Jan, 2019 02:15pm

Financial

Spanish yields hit six-month lows after record demand at 10-year bond sale

LONDON: Spain's long-dated government bond yields fell to six-month lows on Tuesday after a new 10-year bond, sold v

Published 22 Jan, 2019 08:12pm

Financial

Spanish bonds shine after record demand at 10-year bond sale

LONDON: Spain's bond market outperformed most of its euro zone peers on Tuesday after a new 10-year bond, sold via a syn

Published 22 Jan, 2019 12:14pm

Financial

Slovakia sells 101.0 million euros of 2028 bonds

BRATISLAVA: Slovakia sold 101.0 million euros ($114.89 million) worth of 1.000 percent state bonds due in June 2028

Published 21 Jan, 2019 08:48pm

Financial

Czechs to test euro-denominated bonds in domestic auctions

PRAGUE: The Czech Finance Ministry will auction euro-denominated domestic government bonds in February to gauge appe

Published 21 Jan, 2019 08:46pm

Financial

Russia's Gazprom mulls Eurobond offering in early Feb

MOSCOW: Russian gas producer Gazprom is considering a Eurobond placement in early February, Interfax news agency ci

Published 21 Jan, 2019 08:44pm

Financial

Spain to issue up to 2bn euros in T-bills on Tuesday

Spain will sell between 1.0 billion and 2.0 billion euros ($1.14 billion - $2.27 billion) of 3- and 9-month T-bills

Published 21 Jan, 2019 08:30pm

Financial

German bond selloff pauses as Chinese growth hits 28-year low

LONDON: German government bond yields edged lower on Monday as signs of an economic slowdown in China, Washington's poli

Published 21 Jan, 2019 12:00pm

Financial

Italian bonds lead rally in periphery as core rates hold firm

LONDON: A rally in peripheral euro zone bonds gathered momentum on Thursday, bolstered by successful bond sales from

Published 17 Jan, 2019 03:18pm

Financial

Spain sells 4.6bn euros at bond auction

MADRID: Spain issued 4.6 billion euros ($5.2 billion) of bonds on Thursday at yields slightly lower than previous au

Published 17 Jan, 2019 01:09pm

Financial

Romanian bond yield rises ahead of auction, bucking region

BUDAPEST: Romanian 10-year government bond yields traded at 3-month highs ahead of an auction on Thursday, bucking a

Published 17 Jan, 2019 01:06pm

Financial

UK gilts underperform versus Bunds after Brexit vote

LONDON: British government bonds underperformed versus their German peers when trading started on Wednesday followin

Published 16 Jan, 2019 01:04pm

Financial

Euro zone yields remain at lows as Germany barely escapes recession

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields hovered near recent six-month lows on Tuesday as the German statistics offi

Published 15 Jan, 2019 01:05pm

Financial

Greek bond yields hit one-month low as PM Tsipras expected to survive confidence vote

LONDON: Greek government bond yields dropped across the curve on Tuesday morning, as expectations grew that the country'

Published 15 Jan, 2019 10:42am

Financial

Italy to brave bond market after first wave of euro zone deals fly

LONDON: Record investor demand for the year's first wave of euro zone government bond sales sets the stage for new debt

Published 15 Jan, 2019 09:16am

Financial

Weak China data, looming Brexit deal vote, prompt rush to euro zone bonds

LONDON: Euro zone bond yields extended falls on Monday after weak Chinese data added to a gathering storm of risk av

Published 14 Jan, 2019 12:39pm

Financial

Italian yields tumble at end of busy week for euro zone supply

LONDON: Italian government bond yields fell sharply on Friday following the successful sale of 6.5 billion euros of

Published 11 Jan, 2019 02:00pm

Financial

Euro zone bond yields fall as investors seek safety amid economy concerns

LONDON: French and German government bond yields slipped towards recent two-year lows on Thursday as soft data out o

Published 10 Jan, 2019 02:37pm

Financial

Greece sells 3-month T-bills at lower 0.67pc yield

ATHENS: Greece sold 813 million euros ($932.19 million) of three-month treasury bills to refinance a maturing issue,

Published 09 Jan, 2019 11:58am

Financial

Euro zone bond yields higher on supply but weak data caps rise

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields edged up on Wednesday, as investors made way for a new wave of bond supply

Published 09 Jan, 2019 11:40am

Financial

Euro zone bond markets steady ahead of auction test

LONDON: Government bond yields in the euro area were steady on Wednesday as investors braced for the next wave of this w

Published 09 Jan, 2019 10:31am

Financial

Supply avalanche keeps upward pressure on euro zone bond yields

LONDON: Anticipation of some 35 billion euros of new government debt issuance this week and recovering risk sentimen

Published 08 Jan, 2019 03:23pm

Financial

Euro zone bonds steady as worst fears about growth abate

LONDON: Euro zone government bond yields steadied on Monday from a sharp selloff at the end of last week, sparked by

Published 07 Jan, 2019 12:41pm

Financial

German bond yields rise from 2-year lows after great start to 2019

LONDON: Long-dated German government bond yields rose from more than two-year lows on Friday as news of a new round of t

Published 04 Jan, 2019 02:40pm

Financial

Greece to auction 625mn euros of 3-month T-bills on Jan 9

ATHENS: Greece will sell 625 million euros ($713.25 million) of three-month treasury bills on January 9 to refinance a m

Published 04 Jan, 2019 02:32pm

Financial

Apple's warning keeps downward pressure on German Bund yields

LONDON: German government bond yields held near their lowest in two years on Thursday after a rare revenue warning b

Published 03 Jan, 2019 12:55pm

Financial

Egypt to auction $750mn in one-year dollar T-bills

Egypt will auction $750 million worth of one-year dollar-denominated treasury bills on Sunday, the central bank said

Published 03 Jan, 2019 12:38pm

Financial

UK gilt yields plunge to 3-week low on 2019 growth worries

LONDON: British government bond yields tumbled to their lowest since Prime Minister Theresa May postponed a key Brex

Published 02 Jan, 2019 04:04pm

Financial

UK gilt yields fall to 3-week low in first trades of 2019

LONDON: British 10-year government bond yields fell to a three-week low in the first trading of 2019 on Wednesday, a

Published 02 Jan, 2019 01:18pm

Financial

German yields drops to 20-month lows on global growth concerns

LONDON: Benchmark German government bond yields dropped to its lowest in 20 months as investors piled into one of th

Published 02 Jan, 2019 01:17pm

Financial

Italian 10-yr yield hits 3-1/2 month low after lawmakers endorse budget deal

LONDON: Italy's 10-year borrowing costs hit a new 3-1/2 month low on Wednesday, as markets reopened for the first time a

Published 02 Jan, 2019 08:37am

Financial

Romania seeks to sell 3.26 billion lei debt in Jan

BUCHAREST: Romania's finance ministry plans to sell 3.26 billion lei ($802.40 million) worth of leu-denominated treasury

Published 28 Dec, 2018 08:41pm

Financial

Italian bond yields hit 3-1/2 month low after strong auction

LONDON: There will be no London-based bond report on Monday, December 31, as Eurex is closed for trading of bond futures

Published 28 Dec, 2018 08:18pm

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 7	278.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 7	278.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 7	157.53
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 7	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 7	1.26
Euro to USD / Jan 7	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 6	5,975.38
Nasdaq / Jan 6	19,864.98
Dow Jones / Jan 6	42,706.56
India Sensex / Jan 7	78,237.48
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 7	40,083.30
Hang Seng / Jan 7	19,402.37
FTSE 100 / Jan 7	8,213.82
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 7	20,154.11

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 6	234,225
Petrol/Litre / Jan 7	252.66
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 7	73.37
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 7	18,285
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 7	2,639.74
Diesel/Litre / Jan 7	258.34

Stock	Price
Paramount Mod / Jan 7 First Paramount Modaraba(FPRM)	9.26 ▲ 0.99 (11.97%)
Cresent Jute / Jan 7 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	6.19 ▲ 0.65 (11.73%)
D.M. Textile / Jan 7 D.M. Textile Mills Limited(DMTX)	55.30 ▲ 5.03 (10.01%)
Shadman Cotton / Jan 7 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	32.43 ▲ 2.95 (10.01%)
Engro Holdings Ltd / Jan 7 Engro Holdings Limited(ENGROH)	261.71 ▲ 23.79 (10.00%)
JDW Sugar / Jan 7 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	822.68 ▲ 74.79 (10.00%)
Apna Microfin. / Jan 7 Apna Microfinance Bank Limited(AMBL)	11.01 ▲ 1.00 (9.99%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Jan 7 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	11.25 ▲ 1.02 (9.97%)
Fateh Sports / Jan 7 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	86 ▲ 7.43 (9.46%)

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Jan 7 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.12 ▼ -0.84 (-12.07%)
Pak Stock Exchange / Jan 7 Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited(PSX)	29.85 ▼ -3.32 (-10.01%)
GOC (Pak) / Jan 7 GOC (Pak) Limited.(GOC)	78.41 ▼ -8.71 (-10.00%)
Hafiz Ltd. / Jan 7 Hafiz Limited(HAFL)	253.51 ▼ -28.17 (-10.00%)
Karam Ceramics / Jan 7 Karam Ceramics Limited(KCL)	53.55 ▼ -5.95 (-10.00%)
Liven Pharma / Jan 7 Liven Pharma Limited(LIVEN)	198.37 ▼ -22.04 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 7 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	35.90 ▼ -3.99 (-10.00%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Jan 7 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	22.68 ▼ -2.52 (-10.00%)
Suhail Jute / Jan 7 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	173.76 ▼ -19.31 (-10.00%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 7 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	83,169,417 ▼ -0.39
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 7 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	65,356,657 ▲ 0.03
Fauji Foods Ltd / Jan 7 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	47,302,289 ▼ -0.81
Fast Cables / Jan 7 Fast Cables Limited(FCL)	41,206,673 ▼ -1.70
K-Electric Ltd. / Jan 7 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	37,359,837 ▼ -0.10
Pak Refinery / Jan 7 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	35,279,026 ▼ -3.16
Pak Elektron / Jan 7 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	30,582,564 ▼ -1.38
Symmetry Group / Jan 7 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	28,673,030 ▼ -0.72
Sui South Gas / Jan 7 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	24,370,282 ▼ -3.00