Italy’s 10-year BTP yield fell to 3.35%, its lowest level since October 22, as investors shifted toward safer assets and weighed the likelihood of another interest rate cut by the European Central Bank later this year. The move in Italian government bonds mirrored a broader rally across global fixed-income markets.
In the United States, 10-year Treasury yields declined after Friday’s softer-than-expected inflation data, compounded by ongoing concerns over potential disruption linked to artificial intelligence. In Japan, government bond yields continued to retreat following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s decisive election victory earlier this month.
In the United Kingdom, weaker labor market data strengthened expectations that the Bank of England will deliver further monetary easing before year-end. Across the euro area, shifting perceptions of the ECB’s policy path have also weighed on yields, with markets currently assigning roughly a 40% probability to one additional rate cut this year.
Investor focus now turns to Wednesday’s release of the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes, which will be scrutinized for further clues on the US monetary policy outlook.
