Bonds
Bonds: Odds of March Fed hike jump and then fall back
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
Fed's Kaplan supports near-term rate hike
A top US rate-setter reiterated his support for a near-term interest rate hike, albeit without suggesting which specific date might be best.
US industrial recession over, Barclays says after US trade data
America's shortfall in trade on goods with the rest of the world increased in January as stronger consumption boosted purchases from overseas.
Britons more confident of UK economic outlook in January, Lloyds says
Britons' were significantly more confident about the UK economy's prospects at the start of 2017, even as concerns about the outlook for their disposable income mounted.
GfK says Britons less confident in January on savings, outlook for personal finances
Britons were less optimistic in February, judging that both the outlook for their personal finances and ability to save had worsened, the results of a widely-followed survey revealed.
Japan PM Abe and BoJ chief defend country's monetary policy
Japan's prime minister and central bank chief came out in defence of the policies pursued by the country's monetary authority.
Bonds: Risk appetite bounces back, Italian political risks eyed
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
Breakout for bonds and US dollar ahead, BofA-Merrill Lynch says
Investors continued to rotate towards so-called 'inflation trades', ahead of a likely break-out in bonds and the US dollar, according to the widely-followed weekly tally of fund flows by Bank of America-Merrill Lynch.
Bonds: French-German yield spread widens, Greek bonds jump
This is how the yields on some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign government bonds behaved:.
Macron's lead over Le pen widens slightly
French independent candidate Emmanuel Macron´s backing among voters ticked higher on Wednesday, as that for his Socialist contender Benoit Hamon slipped.
Higher trade tariffs in US and abroad would be "very bad", Fed´s Williams says
A top US central banker said the strength of the US economy called for gradual interest rate hikes over the next few years, while conceding that the new US administration´s economic policy choices might influence the appropriate pace of policy normalisation.
Fed's Kashkari strikes dovish note
A top US rate-setter struck a dovish note on Tuesday, saying there was room for a tighter jobs market.
Don't take a March interest rate hike off the table, Fed's Harker says
An interest rate hike in March was possible, the president of the US Federal Reserve bank of Philadelphia said.
French CPI gains fall short of forecasts in January
The cost of living in France jumped in January amid strong gains for both food and energy prices but outside of those areas consumer price increases were subdued, economists said.
Bonds: Gilts underperform, euro area periphery debt in focus
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
Le Pen narrows Macron lead in polls, risk premium and volatility soar
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen managed to narrow the gap between her and front-runner Emmanuel Macron a little, the results of a new poll revealed, sending the country´s risk premium sharply higher - albeit on thin trading volumes - at one point during the session.
Greece's lenders reach common position on requirements to finish bailout review
Greece´s lenders reached a common position at the start of the week on what needed to be done in order to finish the country´s second bailout review and avoid new tensions in its financial system.
Bonds: Fed´s Fischer strikes measured tone
These were the movements in the yields of some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bonds:.
Riksbank stands ready to intervene in FX markets, stays put on rates
Sweden´s central bank warned it could still ease interest rates further to avoid a too rapid appreciation of the Krona - which might jeopardise its inflation target - and decided to prolong its authorisation for intervention in foreign currency markets.
Bonds: Yields drift to and fro ahead of risk events, Greek debt hit
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.