The two-year German yield , which is sensitive to
interest rate expectations, slipped further and was last down 7
bps to 2.613%, compared to 2.683% before the decision. Yields
move inversely to prices.
The euro edged lower after the decision and was
last down 0.2% at $1.1039.
The STOXX 600 index maintained losses and was last
down 0.9%.
(Reporting by Harry Robertson; editing by Danilo Masoni)
LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond
yields slipped along with the euro on Thursday after the
European Central Bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points
(bps), as expected.
Germany's 10-year bond yield was last roughly flat at 2.255% , having traded 3 bps higher at 2.283% just before
the decision.
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