Bonds
Bonds: Gilts buoyed by mortgage data, Italian bonds slip
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields: US: 2. 84% (+3bp) UK: 1. 44% (-1bp) Germany: 0. 52% (-0bp) France: 0. 76% (-0bp) Italy: 1. 91% (+4bp) Spain: 1. 26% (-1bp) Portugal: 1. 72% (-0bp) Greece: 4. 43% (+5bp) Japan: 0. 02% (+0bp).
Bonds: Gilts dip as MPC's Vlieghe sounds hawkish note
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields: US: 2. 81% (-1bp) UK: 1. 45% (+1bp) Germany: 0. 53% (-0bp) France: 0. 76% (-1bp) Spain: 1. 27% (-2bp) Italy: 1. 88% (-1bp) Portugal: 1. 72% (-3bp) Greece: 4. 38% (+9bp) Japan: 0. 02% (-1bp).
US new home sales dipped in February
New home sales in America dipped last month, amid softness in the Midwest and West of the country.
MPC votes to keep rates unchanged by 7-2 in March
The Bank of England left the way open for interest rates to rise in May after policymakers voted 7-2 in favour of leaving borrowing costs unchanged.
FOMC raises rates, two more hikes still seen in 2018
The US central bank tightened policy on Thursday, as expected, amid a modest upwards shift in policymakers' own expectations for the path of official interest rates in 2019 and 2020.
Bonds: 'Bull steepening' in Treasury yield curve after March FOMC
These were the movements in some of the most-widely followed 10-year sovereign bond yields: US: 2. 88% (-1bp) UK: 1. 53% (+4bp) Germany: 0. 59% (+1bp) France: 0. 83% (+0bp) Spain: 1. 34% (+3bp) Italy: 1. 93% (+4bp) Portugal: 1. 76% (+3bp) Greece: 4. 22% (+3bp) Japan: 0. 04% (+0bp).
Chinese economic growth continues in March
Economic growth in China continued in March, driven mainly by manufacturing and amid "notable" increases in prices, according to the latest reading for World Economics's Sales Managers' Index.
Commodities: Wheat, cocoa futures see sharpest losses
Commodities as a whole were lower on Monday, even as the US dollar lost ground, amid heavy selling in the agricultural space.
ECB's Praet says debate on higher euro area growth potential now open
The need for monetary policy in the euro area to be tightened may be less than had been thought as the bloc's if the bloc's potential rate of growth is improving, a top European Central Bank official said.
US consumer confidence at 2004 high in March but details weaker, UofM says
US consumer confidence moved higher still in March, hitting a 14-year high, but the details of the report appeared to point towards softness in consumption to extend into the second quarter, alongside higher inflation expectations.
Euro area February CPI revised lower, estimate for 'core' prices unchanged
Eurostat revised its estimate for the rate of advance in consumer price inflation for February down from a preliminary reading of 1. 2% year-on-year to 1. 1%, versus a print of 1. 3% for January.
Bonds: Yields diverge on either side of the Pond, against backdrop of international tensions
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
Bonds: Gilts outperform, but Capital Economics sticks to call for three hikes in Bank Rate
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields: US: 2. 81% (-3bp) UK: 1. 44% (-5bp) Germany: 0. 59% (-3bp) France: 0. 84% (-3bp) Spain: 1. 40% (+0bp) Italy: 2. 01% (+2bp) Greece: 4. 17% (+3bp) Portugal: 1. 80% (+0bp) Japan: 0. 05% (-0bp).
ECB has not begun discussing changes to forward guidance, Smets says
The European Central Bank had not even begun to discuss possible revisions to its 'forward guidance', a top official clarified.
Bonds: Is the US term spread signalling a recession?
These were the movements in some of the most closely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields: US: 2. 89% (+4bp) UK: 1. 49% (+2bp) Germany: 0. 65% (+2bp) France: 0. 89% (+2bp) Spain: 1. 44% (+3bp) Italy: 2. 01% (+3bp) Portugal: 1. 86% (+4bp) Greece: 4. 18% (+2bp) Japan: 0. 05% (-0bp) .
US non-farm payolls rise by 313,000 in February, wages dip
Job growth in the States picked-up to its strongest pace since mid-2016 last month, helped by sharp increases in construction and government hiring, but wage growth fell short of economists' forecasts.
Chinese credit growth slowest since 2005 in February
The pace of credit growth in China slipped to its slowest rate since 2005, prompting some economists to forecast that Beijing would opt for a looser policy stance later in the year.
Yen gains as Kuroda says BoJ has no intention of changing policy
Rate-setters in Tokyo kept all their main policy settings unchanged following their meeting on Friday, with Bank of Japan chief Haruhiko Kuroda stressing that there would be no change in policy until its 2% inflation target was met.
ECB tweaks forward guidance, drops bias towards greater easing
The European Central Bank stopped suggesting on Thursday that it might yet 'up the ante' on its asset purchase programme if needed, but continued to hold out the possibility of an extension in the APP beyond September.
ECB vows to extend QE past September if needed
The European Central Bank kept all its main policy settings unchanged and reiterated that its asset purchase programme may run past September, if needed, contrary to some analysts' expectations.