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European government bonds fell, led by Italian securities, amid speculation the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates more aggressively than investors have been predicting, damping demand for fixed-income assets.
Evans’s comments came one day after San Francisco Fed President John Williams and Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart said rates could rise as soon as the central bank’s April 26-27 meeting.
Portugal’s bonds dropped as the country allotted 1 billion euros of securities due in 2021 and 2030. The nation’s 10-year bond yield climbed four basis points to 2.97 percent, while that on similar-maturity Spanish debt increased four basis points to 1.55 percent.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...all-before-nation-auctions-30-year-securities
Evans’s comments came one day after San Francisco Fed President John Williams and Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart said rates could rise as soon as the central bank’s April 26-27 meeting.
Portugal’s bonds dropped as the country allotted 1 billion euros of securities due in 2021 and 2030. The nation’s 10-year bond yield climbed four basis points to 2.97 percent, while that on similar-maturity Spanish debt increased four basis points to 1.55 percent.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...all-before-nation-auctions-30-year-securities