Italian bond auctions
No Trouble So Far This Friday the 13th
January 13, 2012
There’s a good buzz in the market about the success of recent European bond auctions. More auctions today in Italy were well subscribed and resulted in lower yields. The yields on 10-year German bunds, British gilts and Japanese JGBs slipped by four, two and one basis points. The Paris Cac, German Dax and British Ftse […] More
Sanguine Market tone Amid Data Deluge
November 29, 2011
Stocks and commodities are mostly higher, and the dollar has given back more ground. Italian sovereign debt auctions fetched much higher yields but were mostly subscribed. EU finance ministers meet today in Brussels ahead of the semi-annual leaders summit on December 9. One piece of key unfinished business concerns the details over how to enlarge […] More