Thursday, July 26, 2007

European Government Bonds Advance as Stocks Decline on Earnings Concern

(Bloomberg) -- European government bonds rose,
pushing 10-year yields to the lowest in two months, after a
decline in stocks and concern over U.S. subprime losses spurred
demand for the safest assets.

Government debt also advanced for a third day as the risk of
owning European corporate bonds rose, according to traders of
credit default swaps. Business confidence in Germany fell for a
second month, prompting investors to scale back expectations of
further interest-rate increases by the European Central Bank.


Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News

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