The interest rates on Portuguese debt were observed to rise today for the two, five, and ten-year periods compared to Monday’s session.
At 08:20 in Lisbon, the ten-year yields increased to 3.120%, up from 3.050% on Monday.
Similarly, the five-year yields rose to 2.419%, compared to 2.354% in the previous session.
Conversely, the two-year yields climbed to 1.908%, versus 1.840% on Monday.
Germany’s ten-year bond yields, deemed the safest in Europe, rose to 2.676%, compared to 2.610% in the previous session.
Yields on sovereign debt in Portugal, Spain, Greece, Ireland, and Italy at 08:20 were as follows:
2 years…5 years…10 years
Portugal
08/07…….1.908…2.419…..3.120
07/07…….1.840…2.354…..3.050
Spain
08/07…….2.011…2.491…..3.287
07/07…….1.956…2.433…..3.224
Greece
08/07…….2.037…2.639…..3.366
07/07…….1.999…2.576…..3.296
Ireland
08/07…….1.894…2.362…..2.940
07/07…….1.844…2.298…..2.872
Italy
08/07…….2.077…2.726….3.518
07/07…….2.032…2.659…..3.448
Source: Bloomberg. ‘Bid’ values (yields demanded by investors to purchase debt) compared to the last session’s close.
