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Investors are once again selling government bonds, pushing bond yields higher at an international level.
European stock markets worsen as investors start pounding the bond market again, with government bonds from several countries hitting new highs. After the thirty-year Treasuries, the yields on ten-year T-Bonds also reached their highest levels since 2002, rising by 5 basis points to 5.33% while the British thirty-year bond jumped to 6% for the first time since 1988. The BTP yield widens by 9 basis points, reaching 4.7%, a new high since 2023, second only to France by 10 points.
London lost 1.7%, Paris 1.5%, Milan 1.3% and Frankfurt 0.8% while futures on Wall Street lost ground.

European stock markets recorded sharp declines due to tensions on the bond market, with Treasuries and Gilts at multi-year highs, also driven by the return of oil above $100 and instability in the Middle East.

European stock markets worsen due to pressure on the bond market. Government bond yields hit new highs, with ten-year T-Bonds at their highest since 2002 and the British thirty-year bond at 6%.

Heavy start for Piazza Affari and the European stock exchanges with sales on government bonds. BTP yields reach their highest since 2023 at 4.68% and the spread rises to 106. The Ftse Mib drops 1%.

Average self-service fuel prices recorded a further decline in Italy. Petrol drops to 2.084 euros per liter and diesel to 2.285 euros, following the application of the price cap by Eni, Ip and Q8.

The spread between BTPs and German Bunds rises by one basis point to 104, while Italian government bond yields increase by two basis points to 4.636%, reaching the highest levels since November 2023.

Asian stock markets close on a positive note thanks to better-than-expected results from Micron, which boost the technology sector. Tokyo gains 3.3%, Seoul 1.9%, while Sydney loses 2%. Chinese markets remain closed for holidays. The drop in oil temporarily interrupts the sell-off on government bonds, with US Treasuries little moved. Today, pay attention to the data on unemployment benefits in the US and Christine Lagarde's speech at the ECB.