The German bunds remained narrowly mixed during European session Friday after the country’s business sentiment index showed a decline during the month of January and the government slashed its 2019 growth forecast.
The German 10-year bond yields, which move inversely to its price, rose nearly 1 percent to 0.185 percent, the yield on 30-year note hovered around 0.776 percent and the yield on short-term 2-year jumped 1-1/2 basis points to -0.578 percent by 10:20GMT.
German business morale fell for the fifth consecutive month in January to 99.1, a survey by the Munich-based Ifo economic institute showed on Friday, signaling a downturn in Europe's largest economy where company executives became pessimistic about future business for the first time since 2012.
Further, if reports are to be believed, the German government has downgraded the country’s 2019 growth forecast to 1.0 percent from prior 1.8 percent owing to slowdown in global economic growth and uncertainty surrounding Brexit.
Meanwhile, the German DAX fell 1.12 percent to 10,461.93 by 10:20GMT, while at 10:00GMT, the FxWirePro's Hourly Euro Strength Index remained slightly bearish at -80.92 (higher than +75 represents bullish trend). For more details, visit http://www.fxwirepro.com/currencyindex


US Dollar Near Two-Month Low as Markets Await Inflation Data
US Yen Intervention Unlikely to Deliver Lasting Recovery, Yardeni Says
FxWirePro: Daily Commodity Tracker - 21st March, 2022
Singapore Raises 2026 GDP Growth Forecast as AI Demand Fuels Economy
Best Gold Stocks to Buy Now: AABB, GOLD, GDX
Gold Prices Hold Near Seven-Week High as Markets Await U.S. Inflation Data
Oil Prices Rise as Hormuz Reopening Remains Uncertain
Wall Street Slips as Oil Prices Surge 5% on Iran-Hormuz Uncertainty
Yen Stabilizes After Intervention Slide as Australian Dollar Hits Eight-Week High 



