Tag Archives: ECB

FI Eye-Opener: Bulls to strike back today

Core bond yields rose on both sides of the Atlantic yesterday and curves bear-steepened,

FI Eye-Opener: Reaching for the stars

German bond yields fell back yesterday and the curve bull-flattened. The 10-year yield retreated by 2bp, roughly offsetting the move from the day before.

ECB Weidmann: EU Stronger Because of Britain’s Contribution

European Central Bank Governing Council member Jens Weidmann said Wednesday that the European Union was stronger

FI Eye-Opener: Some easing in Euro-zone deflation threat

German bond yields posted a small rebound yesterday and the curve steepened a bit. The 10-year yield edged higher by 2bp, but remains depressed.

FI Eye-Opener: Searching for inflation

German and longer US yields edged lower yesterday, while shorter US yield rose a bit. In general, the moves were rather limited,

FI Eye-Opener: Markets too upbeat on Europe?

German bond yields initially continued to fall on Friday, and the 10-year yield almost touched the record lows of 1.13% from 2012,

FX: the EUR trap

Is Europe next Japan? Hopefully not. ECB and releveraging implications for EUR.

FI Eye-Opener: Increasing tensions to push German yields to new lows

Bonds rallied hard on both sides of the Atlantic on increasing geopolitical tensions, while curves bull-flattened.

New Forecasts For ECB Easing & EUR/USD Rate

BNP Paribas economics team have adjusted their ECB forecast and now no longer sees a broad asset purchase program as likely.

ECB: First Policy Meeting Under 6-Week Schedule Set For Jan 22

The European Central Bank said Thursday that it plans to hold the first monetary policy meeting of its new six-week rotation schedule on January 22.

FI Eye-Opener: Another round of sanctions

Bonds continued to perform yesterday. Yields fell and curves bull-flattened. The German 10-year yield edged back below 1.20%,

FX Daily

Focus on central bank speeches with ECB’s Coeure and Fed’s Fisher but mostimportant will be Fed chair Yellen’s testimony.