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European yields continue to fall – TradeTheNews

FXStreet (Barcelona) - The TradeTheNews Team notes that with ECB bond buying continuing, European yields have continued to fall, with German 10-year bund trading below 0.20%.

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“Yields continued to fall in Europe as the ECB bond buying program continued in its first week.”

“The German 10-year bund fell below 0.20% while German yields were negative all the way out to Sept 2022 issuance. Record lows were also exhibited in Ireland, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and France bonds in the session.”

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