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2025-12-15 19:05:24
[German 10-Year Bond Yields Hover Near Nine-Month High] ⑴ The yield on German 10-year government bonds held steady at around 2.84% in the last full trading week of the year, hovering near a nine-month high. ⑵ Investors are preparing for the European Central Bank's monetary policy decision to be announced this week. ⑶ The market widely expects the ECB to keep interest rates unchanged for the fourth consecutive time, while market pricing indicates a roughly 30% probability of a 25 basis point rate hike by the end of 2026. ⑷ Eurozone inflation slowed to 2.2% in November, while third-quarter GDP grew by 0.3% quarter-on-quarter. ⑸ Most policymakers continue to believe that current policy rates are at an "appropriate level." ⑹ ECB President Christine Lagarde recently hinted that the central bank may raise its growth forecasts.
