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European government bonds rose, led by the securities of higher-yielding nations such as Italy and Spain, amid speculation the Federal Reserve and other central banks will maintain stimulus to keep borrowing costs low.
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German government bonds dropped for a third week as European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said the region’s economy should return to growth later this year, damping demand for fixed-income assets.
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Spanish government bonds declined, with 10-year yields extending their first monthly increase since August, as the nation announced it was selling bonds due between 2015 and 2023 next week.
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Italian bonds advanced, with 10-year yields dropping from a six-week high, after the nation met its target amount at a debt auction, signaling demand for the securities picked up following losses this month.
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The widening yield gap between 10- and 30-year German government securities suggests recent gains in Spanish and Italian bonds may prove unsustainable.
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Italian 10-year bonds rose for a fifth week, with yields dropping to the lowest in more than seven years, after the European Central Bank cut interest rates and pledged further stimulus to support growth.
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German 10-year bunds fell for the first time in five days as Cyprus studied options to renegotiate an international bailout, damping demand for Europe’s safest fixed-income assets.
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Treasuries snapped six days of declines before the first of three debt auctions totaling $66 billion this week.
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Italian short-dated bond futures may offer investors better protection against price swings in Irish and Portuguese debt than contracts tied to longer-maturity securities or German notes, according to UniCredit SpA.
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Euro-area banks may tap the European Central Bank next week for almost as much three-year cash as they did in December in an operation that could prolong a rally in bond markets.
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