Fixed income analysis
Greek bonds tumble as deal remains elusive
By Lukanyo Mnyanda
Greek bonds plunged, pushing 10-year yields to the highest this month, as speculation grew that the nation?s financial system may be just weeks from running out of cash.
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Three-year yields hit highest since 2012 Greek debt restructuring
Greek bonds declined on Monday, pushing three-year yields to the highest since the nation?s debt restructuring in 2012, after the government issued a decree to force municipalities to transfer cash to the central bank.
The decision is another sign of the worsening situation as Greece remains embroiled in a standoff with creditors as pension and salary payments come due.
Greek yields surge on report Greece asked IMF for loan repayment delay
By John Geddie
Greek two-year yields surged on Thursday to their highest since the bonds were issued last year after the Financial Times reported that the International Monetary Fund had rebuffed a request from the country to delay loan repayments.
European bond buyers find negative doesn't necessarily mean bad
By Lukanyo Mnyanda
Giving away your money doesn?t mean losing it these days.
Investors who held shorter-dated European debt have managed to eke out a positive return in 2015, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch indexes. That was even as price increases pushed yields in Germany and Austria below zero.
Short-dated Greek yields edge up
Short-dated Greek yields edged up on Friday, while 10-year yields were down 11 basis points at 11.04 percent on persistent uncertainty over whether Greece?s international creditors would accept reform plans submitted on Friday to unlock much needed cash.
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Greece sells 1.138 bln euros of 3-month T-bills, yield steady
Greece sold 1.138 billion euros of three-month treasury bills on Wednesday to roll over a maturing issue, the country's debt agency PDMA said.
The T-bills were priced to yield 1.70 percent, unchanged from a previous sale in October - the lowest funding cost since January 2010, when the debt agency sold three-month treasury paper at 1.67 percent.
Greek bonds extend selloff, pushing yield up most in 15 months
Greeces 10-year bonds fell a third day, pushing the yield up by the most in more than 15 months, on concern the governments plan to end its bailout early will leave the nation unable to raise funding sustainably.
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry Reopens 5-year Issue of BGN-Denominated Govt Securities
Bulgaria's Ministry of Finance reopened for the 4th time this year the 5 year issue of Government Securities (GS) with nominal value BGN 55 million, issued on 22 January 2014 and with maturity 22 January 2019.
Greek yields climb as gov't announces plans for new bonds
Greek bonds saw their yields climb as the government announced it plans to improve its yield curve with sales of seven- and 10-year government debt, according to the 2015 draft budget presented on Monday by Alternate Finance Minister Christos Staikouras.
Greek 10-year yields increased nine basis points to 6.44 percent and the 30-year rate climbed seven basis points to 7.06 percent.
Greek bonds drop a third day on concern budget controls at risk
Greeces government bonds fell for a third day, pushing 10-year yields to the highest level in six weeks, amid concern the nation is seeking to become self- financing and put its budget controls at risk.