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FI Eye-Opener: In free fall

German bond yields edged higher yesterday, but the moves were limited and trading volumes were depressed in general due to the US holiday.

Bond yields continued to fall on both sides of the Atlantic on continued growth concerns and weak risk appetite.

Euro-area yields hit record-low levels on a broad-front yesterday, but yields then rebounded towards the evening despite crashing equity markets.

Yesterday’s FOMC minutes leave us with an overall feeling of dovishness. Quite a bit of deliberation regarding the phrase considerable time,

German yields initially headed higher yesterday, but all that changed, when equity market falls accelerated.

German bond yields fell yesterday morning, and then moved sideways for most of the day.

Bonds initially took a beating on solid US payrolls growth on Friday, but later recovered, as wage gains continued to be muted.

European equity prices plunged yesterday, as Draghi’s message did not sound as dovish as many were hoping.

A huge bond rally took place yesterday, especially in the US, with curves bull-flattening and equities taking a beating.

German bonds continued to rally yesterday, with the 10-year yield down another 2bp.

Core bonds rallied again yesterday, especially in the US, while German bonds had to settle with only minor gains.

Core bond yields initially performed further on Friday, but pressure emerged in the afternoon on the