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...“In politics, when you straddle a fence, it does not end well,” said Mary Anne Marsh, a Democratic strategist. “[Trump] wants it both ways....
...The yield on benchmark 10-year US Treasuries was down 0.1 percentage point at 3.96 per cent, while the yield on interest rate sensitive two-year Treasuries fell 0.13 percentage points to 4.23 per cent....
...Hungary’s key rate dropped by 1 percentage point to 9 per cent this week, having fallen from 13 per cent in the autumn....
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...Benchmark 10-year gilt yields rose 0.14 percentage points to 3.94 per cent, the highest level since December 13....
...Fine Gael has been in government for too long,” Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald told broadcaster RTÉ. “Another Fine Gael taoiseach is not what the country needs at this time.”...
...Citi forecasts a record €165bn of eurozone government debt will be issued this month, 13 per cent higher than January last year....
...Gilts sold off, pushing interest-rate sensitive two-year yields up 0.03 percentage points to 4.58 per cent and benchmark 10-year yields up 0.02 percentage points on the day to 4.13 per cent....
...Benchmark 10-year gilt yields dropped 0.02 percentage points to 4.13 per cent, extending Tuesday’s global bond rally following soft US inflation figures....
...Two-year yields, which move in line with interest rate expectations, rose 0.13 percentage points to 5 per cent, the highest level since October 4....
...The Debt Management Office announced it would cut gilt issuance by £500mn in the current fiscal year to £237.3bn, a much smaller reduction than £15bn expected by 13 banks polled by Reuters....
...This trend continued in October with net flows of $13.4bn in the first 13 days of the month, despite a wider fixed income sell-off as investors prepare for persistently higher interest rates....
...The yen has been the worst performing major currency this year, falling by over 13 per cent against the dollar, fuelled by the yawning gap between US and Japanese borrowing costs....
...Two-year yields, which move in line with interest rates expectations, rose 0.13 percentage points to 5 per cent, the highest level since October 4....
...Yields on interest rate sensitive 2-year German Bunds, viewed as a benchmark for the eurozone, fell 0.04 percentage points to 3.13 per cent, while the yields on benchmark 10-year Bunds fell 0.05 percentage...
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...They also point out that if inflation is brought back under control, the longer average maturity of linkers — about 18 years compared with 13 years for conventional gilts — would mitigate the extra cost...
...For wealthy investors, despite the receding threat of inflation, there is still a need to diversify, stresses John Roe, head of multi-asset funds at Legal & General Investment Management....
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