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Posted on April 28, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleEuro zone yields rose slightly as investors await key economic data from the U.S. and Europe, focusing on inflation and GDP figures.
LONDON (Reuters) -Euro zone government bonds edged higher on Monday, as the unusual absence of U.S. tariff-related headlines left investors waiting for direction from economic data due later in the week.
Germany's 10-year yield rose nearly 2 basis points to 2.49%, but was still near the lower end of its recent range.
U.S. data will be in focus, with PCE inflation and GDP numbers due Wednesday, and nonfarm payrolls for April on Friday.
Investors will inspect the data for evidence of the economic hit they expect from the disruption and uncertainty caused by tariffs, though this week's batch could be a little soon.
In Europe, inflation data will be published, including in Spain on Tuesday, and Germany, France and Italy on Wednesday.
A higher-than-expected print could cause investors to reassess expectations the European Central Bank will continue cutting interest rates to support the European economy, though, barring a major surprise, the U.S. data will likely be the main focus.
Italy's 10-year yield was flat at 3.59%, and Germany's rate-sensitive two-year yield nudged up 1 bp to 1.75%.
(Reporting by Alun John; editing by Barbara Lewis)
The article discusses the rise in Euro zone yields as investors await key economic data from the U.S. and Europe.
Investors are focusing on U.S. PCE inflation, GDP numbers, and European inflation data.
Higher-than-expected inflation could lead to a reassessment of ECB interest rate policies.
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