Tag: Government bonds
What bond ETFs offer investors now
Piggy bank on 100 euro note Experts recommend buying bonds through exchange-traded funds (ETF), which ensure some risk diversification. (Photo: IMAGO/IlluPics) Frankfurt Numerous experts agree that the European Central Bank…
New trend on the ETF market – demand for bond index funds is increasing sharply
courses The total market for exchange-traded index funds in Europe now has a volume of 1.4 trillion euros. (Photo: mauritius images / James Thew / Alamy) Frankfurt It is a…
Emerging and developing countries are threatened with a “wall of debt” of 39 billion dollars
Dusseldorf Around $30 billion: That is the sum of the debt that the 160 emerging and developing countries will have to refinance in 2024 alone. In 2025, according to an…
Deutsche Bank admits to illegal collusion in bond trading
Deutsche Bank headquarters The British competition authority now wants to examine the opinion of the institute. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Deutsche Bank has admitted to illegal collusion in trading in British…
An economic war is raging for a new world order
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Chinese leader Xi Jinping Iran is delivering oil to China well below the world market price. (Photo: AP) The world was surprised when Iran and…
Trust is a question of equity
Financial crisis is a big word – and one should be careful not to label the shocks that the markets are currently experiencing as such. Hardly any crisis had more…
Trust is a question of equity
Financial crisis is a big word – and one should be careful not to label the shocks that the markets are currently experiencing as such. Hardly any crisis had more…
Yields on US bonds approach important mark
Traders on the New York Stock Exchange Interest rate expectations are affecting the bond market. (Photo: dapd) Dusseldorf The interest rate expectations in the USA, which are rising again, are…
Bafin sees deficits in alternative investments
rate hike The pressure on insurers to invest in illiquid, higher-yielding asset classes is easing. (Photo: E+/Getty Images) Frankfurt, Munich The German life insurers are changing their investment policy –…
Markets bet on end of ultra-loose monetary policy
Tokyo Shortly before the next interest rate decision on Wednesday, the central bank of Japan is again causing unrest on the markets. “The back and forth battle between the Bank…
Markets bet on end of ultra-loose monetary policy
Tokyo Shortly before the next interest rate decision on Wednesday, the central bank of Japan is again causing unrest on the markets. “The back and forth battle between the Bank…
Savings are melting away in Italy – is the country slipping into recession?
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Rome All of Italy is currently discussing petrol prices. There is talk of usury, of motorway gas stations where a liter of diesel costs 2.50…
Savings are melting away in Italy – is the country slipping into recession?
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni Rome All of Italy is currently discussing petrol prices. There is talk of usury, of motorway gas stations where a liter of diesel costs 2.50…
Greece’s credit rating: Investment grade rating delayed
Greece Greek debt securities are still classified as “non-investment grade” by the major rating agencies. (Photo: dpa) Athens Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras is feeling the effects of rising interest…
These stocks benefit from rising interest rates
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) decided on another large rate hike on Wednesday. For the fourth time in a row, it raised the key interest rate by 0.75 percentage points.…
Why Germany deserves the privilege of low interest rates
Olaf Scholz at the informal EU summit in Prague At the summit, the Chancellor received a lot of criticism for the traffic light’s protective shield. (Photo: dpa) It’s certainly not…
Investors are throwing Greek government bonds out of their portfolios
Athens The Greek economy could exceed all expectations this year. (Photo: imago/Panthermedia) Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras wanted to raise twelve billion euros on the capital market this year. That…
Higher returns and more debt
Possible Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the campaign date An election victory for the right-wing parties could lead to further spread widening. (Photo: Bloomberg) Rome The Italians have not yet…
Russia calls off bond auctions – lack of bids “at acceptable levels”
Mikhail Mishustin The prime minister expects a budget deficit of two percent next year. (Photo: IMAGO/SNA) Moscow The Russian Ministry of Finance has canceled the auction of government bonds. There…
Energy crisis puts stocks, euro and bonds under pressure
Trading floor of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange The leading index Dax slides back towards the low for the year. (Photo: Bloomberg) Frankfurt, Dusseldorf The reaction was delayed but clear. On…