Bund yields set for the fourth straight weekly fall, spreads widen
By Stefano Rebaudo
Aug 2 (Reuters) -German government bond yields were on track for the fourth straight weekly fall after weak economic data from both sides of the Atlantic and dovish signals from the Federal Reserve.
Investors await the U.S. non-farm payrolls report later in the session for further clues on the economy's health.
Concerns about the global economy heading for a hard landing led risky government bonds to underperform their peers, with the Italian and French yield spreads versus Bunds widening respectively to 141 basis points (bps) DE10IT10=RR, the highest in almost a month, and to 75.60 bps DE10FR10=RR, the highest since last month's French election.
Bund yields DE10YT=RR, the benchmark for the euro zone, fell 2 bps to 2.23% and were set to end the week 17 bps lower, the biggest fall since mid-June.
U.S. Treasury yields were down, after tumbling on Thursday on soft economic data and dovish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in the previous session.
Money markets fully priced in more than 70 bps of European Central Bank rate cuts in 2024, implying two 25 bps monetary easing moves and around a 40% chance of a third cut, from about 50 bps a week ago. EURESTECBM3X4=ICAP
Italian 10-year yields IT10YT=RR rose 2 bps to 3.65%.
Reporting by Stefano Rebaudo, Editing by Alex Richardson
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