Germany's 10-year yield touched a new two-month high on Thursday as issuance was set to pick up again. Austria started the sale of a new 15-year bond in a syndication, according to a lead manager memo seen by Reuters. In auctions, Spain will raise up 5.5 billion euros from bonds due 2024, 2026 and 2031.
Japanese government bond yields rose on Thursday after an auction for 20-year notes received tepid demand, while overnight gains in U.S. Treasury yields weighed on sentiment.
* Hong Kong benchmark falls 2% as Evergrande situation staggers on. * Aussie edges lower on weak employment data. * Oil up, gold down. By Alun John. Falls in Chinese property stocks pushed Asian shares down for a fourth day on Thursday, reversing initial gains, while the dollar was in the doldrums floating within its recent range.
Global share markets edged lower globally on Thursday as concerns about investments in China and a mixed day on Wall Street outweighed positive economic data in the United States. The three major indexes spent much of the day in negative territory as rising U.S. Treasury yields pressured market-leading tech stocks, and the rising dollar weighed on exporters.
* TSX ends up 0.7% * Energy sector jumps 4.3%; financials end up 0.6% * U.S. crude oil futures settle 3.1% higher. * Canadian inflation rises to 18-year high. By Fergal Smith. Canada's main stock index rallied on Wednesday as a jump in oil prices gave a boost to energy shares, while higher bond yields helped underpin financials.
U.S. government bond yields
ticked higher on Wednesday, in a bounce back as the 10-year
yield touched a fresh three-week low following economic data
that showed further evidence that inflation had ...
The Canadian dollar on
Wednesday strengthened against its U.S. counterpart and all but
one of the other G10 currencies as oil prices rose and domestic
data showed inflation climbing to its highest ...
U.S. government bond yields ticked higher on Wednesday, in a bounce back as the 10-year yield touched a fresh three-week low following economic data that showed U.S. import prices fell for the first time in 10 months in August, further evidence that inflation had probably peaked.
* Wall Street opens slightly higher. * Oil prices climb after drawdown in U.S. supplies. * China data adds to global growth worries. * Dollar, U.S. treasury yields lower. By Elizabeth Dilts Marshall and Huw Jones.
The Canadian dollar edged
higher against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday as oil prices
rose and domestic data showed inflation climbing to its highest
level in 18 years.
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