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There were strong signs on Thursday that investors are betting heavily on further monetary policy easing by the European Central Bank, as Italy sold debt at a record low yield. -
Italy could sell three year debt at its lowest ever yield on Thursday, with its secondary levels hovering near all-time lows. It would be the second record breaking auction for the sovereign in two days, after it placed one year bills at its lowest ever level on Wednesday.
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Political risk is returning to the eurozone periphery, with Portuguese sovereign bonds in particular suffering a jolt as investors realised that the country’s short lived government was set to fall.
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Two issuers made an opportunistic move in sterling on Tuesday, taking a combined £400m with a tap and a new issue.
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The Kingdom of Belgium has added to its longest dated bond, a 100 year private medium term note, and is open to printing more at the long end of its maturity curve.
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Political risk appeared to be influencing investors’ decision making on Monday, as a trio of eurozone periphery sovereigns underperformed their peers in secondaries. But there was better news for Cyprus, which more than halved its one month borrowing costs at an auction.
