(Bloomberg) -- European government bonds snapped
three weeks of gains after the European Central Bank indicated
it will raise interest rates further this year.
ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet signaled rates may rise
from a six-year high of 4 percent as early as September, saying
``strong vigilance'' is needed to guard against price pressures.
Policy makers used the phrase a month before each of the ECB's
eight rate increases since late 2005. Trichet spoke on Aug. 2
after the bank kept borrowing costs unchanged, as forecast.
Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News
three weeks of gains after the European Central Bank indicated
it will raise interest rates further this year.
ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet signaled rates may rise
from a six-year high of 4 percent as early as September, saying
``strong vigilance'' is needed to guard against price pressures.
Policy makers used the phrase a month before each of the ECB's
eight rate increases since late 2005. Trichet spoke on Aug. 2
after the bank kept borrowing costs unchanged, as forecast.
Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News
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