(Bloomberg) -- European government bonds fell this
week, extending the worst quarterly slide in almost eight years,
after European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet
signaled policy makers may need to lift interest rates further by
year-end.
Benchmark debt dropped today, sending 10-year bund yields to
near a five-year high, after a report showed manufacturing orders
in Germany rose more than expected in May. Bonds fell yesterday
after Trichet said inflation in the region needs ``careful
monitoring,'' as the ECB kept its key rate at 4 percent.
Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News
week, extending the worst quarterly slide in almost eight years,
after European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet
signaled policy makers may need to lift interest rates further by
year-end.
Benchmark debt dropped today, sending 10-year bund yields to
near a five-year high, after a report showed manufacturing orders
in Germany rose more than expected in May. Bonds fell yesterday
after Trichet said inflation in the region needs ``careful
monitoring,'' as the ECB kept its key rate at 4 percent.
Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News
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