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Euro debt-Strong euro buoys market, 50-year OAT in focus
By Ana Nicolaci da Costa
LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond prices received a boost from a stronger euro on Tuesday, as talk about Asian central banks diversifying reserves out of dollar assets resurfaced.
South Korea's central bank said on Monday it planned to diversify its currency reserves, traditionally held in U.S. Treasuries, pushing the dollar lower versus the euro.
Meanwhile, the long end of the yield curve underperformed slightly in anticipation of France's rare 50-year bond issuance. The new bond is expected to be priced on Wednesday.
"There is a steepening of the yield curve. The euro is strong against the dollar and oil is strong again too, so it is possible that some people are taking a recession view on the economy and this is helping the short-end outperform," said one government bond trader in Rome.
"Another reason the short-end is outperforming the long-end is that we have big bond sales in the days ahead -- the French 50-year OAT and 10-year Bund and BTP sales."
At 1630 GMT, the interest rate sensitive two-year Schatz yield <EU2YT=RR> was down 2.3 basis points at 2.48 percent. The 10-year Bund yield <EU10YT=RR> fell 1 basis point to 3.69 percent, close to Monday's almost 8-week high at 3.709 percent.
The euro was trading at around $1.3240 <EUR=>, while oil prices climbed above $50 a barrel, supported by late winter weather in Europe and the United States.
"The euro gives some support to the euro zone bond market. The market was oversold yesterday so this may be the main reason the market has stabilised today," said Peter Mueller, interest rate strategist at Commerzbank Securities.
ALL EYES ON 50-YEAR OAT
"(The French 50-year bond issue) may be weighing on the 30 year area," Mueller said.
The prospect of new ultra-long supply has pressured the long-end of the yield curve since France said on Friday that it would sell 50-year bonds this week.
Thirty-year euro zone debt yields <EU30YT=RR> rose to 4.168 percent -- their highest level in almost six weeks.
France tightened price guidance on its 50-year bond sale, raising the likelihood the deal size could be raised to more than the initial 3 billion euros, banking sources said.
The 50-year bond is now expected to yield 3 to 4 basis points over the 30-year French government OAT <FR30YT=RR>, versus an initial range of 3 to 7 basis points.
The March Bund future <FGBLH5> was up 5 ticks at 118.65, off Monday's 8-week low at 118.49. The June Euribor <FEIM5> future, a market barometer of euro zone rate expectations, was down 0.5 basis points at 97.750.
Data showing U.S. consumer confidence eased to 104.0 in February from a revised 105.1 in January, weighed briefly on the market.
The 10-year yield gap between Bunds and Treasuries stood at 63 basis points. The 10-year euro swap spread was steady at 9 basis points.