Neal Armstrong
German bond gains push 10-Year yield below 1% on stimulus bets
Portuguese, Greek bonds advance as bank payment concern wanes
Lucy Meakin & Neal Armstrong
Portuguese government bonds advanced for a second day as investor concern diminished that missed payments by a Portuguese bank holding company would fuel a new banking crisis in the euro areas most indebted nations.
Greece said to hire banks for 3-year note sale after bond rally
Neal Armstrong & Leo Laikola
Greece hired banks to sell three-year debt, accessing international markets for the second time in three months, after European Central Bank stimulus measures fueled a rally in bonds across the euro area this year.
BlueBay, BlackRock see euro area bond rally fading out
By Lucy Meakin and Neal Armstrong
The advance in euro-area government bonds that pushed the 10-year yields of Ireland, Italy and Spain to record lows today is about to end, according to investors from BlueBay Asset Management LLP to BlackRock Inc.
European bonds drop as German inflation data damp QE speculation
Neal Armstrong & Lucy Meakin
European government bonds dropped as reports showing annual inflation quickened in eight German states curbed speculation the central bank will announce a debt- purchase plan to revive the economy as soon as next month.