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Europe’s Bond-Spread Blowout Prompts Bets on Fewer ECB Hikes
Source: Bloomberg
Interest Rates & YieldsMonetary PolicySovereign Debt & RatingsCredit & Bond Markets
Euro-area sovereign bond spreads widened sharply before moderating on Friday, reflecting renewed concern over financing conditions for the region's more-indebted governments. Traders expect the ECB may deliver fewer rate hikes to limit sovereign-debt stress, creating tension between inflation-fighting monetary policy and financial-fragmentation risks.
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