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BankingEuro Zone Bond Yields Rise to One-Month High
UK Gilt Yields Jump Again After Fed Signals Go-Slow on Rate Cuts
Date: December 19, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) -British government bond prices fell sharply on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve shocked global financial markets by signalling it would move slowly with cutting interest rates next year, despite lowering borrowing costs on Wednesday. The yield on 10-year British gilts – which rises when prices fall – hit the highest since October...
Asset Manager Vanguard Buys Gilts After Budget-Driven Sell-Off
Date: November 1, 2024
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s second-biggest asset manager Vanguard said on Friday it had bought UK government bonds in the wake of the new Labour government’s budget, taking advantage of a sharp fall in prices. Vanguard said it was moving from ‘underweight’ gilts – compared to the benchmarks against which it gauges...
Normal for Markets to Respond to Budget Plans, Minister Says
Date: November 1, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) – The recent volatility in British financial markets, including a rise in government bond yields and a fall in the value of the pound following the new government’s first budget on Wednesday, was not unusual, Treasury minister Darren Jones said. “Markets always respond to budgets in the normal way,” he told Sky News...
Euro Area Long-Dated Yields Rise After Sharp Drop, Geopolitics in Focus
Date: October 2, 2024
By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – Euro area government bond yields rose on Wednesday, a day after long-dated yields posted their biggest daily fall since mid-June on concerns about economic growth. Data showed on Tuesday manufacturing activity across the euro zone declined at its fastest pace this year in September. Investors await U.S. jobs data due...
Euro Zone Yields Edge up Before Inflation Data, Caution Over France
Date: June 26, 2024
Euro zone yields edge up before inflation data, caution over France By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) -Euro zone government bond yields rose on Wednesday as investors awaited inflation data from the United States and some members of the bloc due on Friday, and the first round of a French legislative election over the weekend. The French...
Analysis-UK Markets Jolted Back to Life by Rate Cut Hopes, Election Buzz
Date: June 20, 2024
Analysis-UK markets jolted back to life by rate cut hopes, election buzz By Naomi Rovnick and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) – Traders upped bets for a Bank of England rate cut in August, helping to underpin a pre-election rally for UK stocks and government bonds even though the central bank left rates on hold at...