Euro area long-dated yields rise after sharp drop, geopolitics in focus
Updates prices at 1425 GMT
By Stefano Rebaudo
Oct 2 (Reuters) -Euro area government bond yields rose on Wednesday, a day after long-dated yields posted their biggest daily fall since mid-June on concerns about economic growth.
Data showed on Tuesday manufacturing activity across the euro zone declined at its fastest pace this year in September.
Investors await U.S. jobs data due later in the session as the Federal Reserve has shifted its focus to employment indicators after inflationary pressures eased.
Germany's 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR, the benchmark for the euro zone bloc, rose 6 basis points (bps) to 2.11%.
It hit 2.011% on Tuesday, its lowest level since January, before ending the session with a 9 bps drop.
Fears of a wider regional conflict in the Middle East added downside pressure as investors rushed into the safety of government bonds, but its impact remained contained for now.
"Markets are taking a breather after yesterday's bond rally. However, geopolitics and the central bank's policy paths remained in focus," said Massimiliano Maxia, fixed income specialist at Allianz Global Investors.
Euro zone growth could be weaker in the near term than the ECB expects but the recovery should pick up pace later on, ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Wednesday.
Markets priced in a 90% chance of a 25 bps rate cut by the European Central Bank in October EURESTECBM1X2=ICAP, from 80% late on Friday.
The ECB has a "clear-cut" case for cutting interest rates at its next meeting, ECB policymaker Martins Kazaks told Reuters.
Analysts flagged that Kazaks also warned markets against running ahead of themselves as it was "too early to say we're done with inflation" and "rates must stay somewhat restrictive".
Germany's two-year bond yield DE2YT=RR, which is more sensitive to ECB rate expectations and already priced in a quick easing path, was up 3 bps at 2.05%. It hit 1.987% on Tuesday, its lowest level since December 2022, before ending down 4 bps.
The gap between French and German 10-year yields DE10FR10=RR - a gauge of risk premium that investors demand to hold France’s government bonds, known as OATs - was last at 78 bps, from around 70 bps in mid-September. It reached its widest since 2012 beyond 85 bps during France's parliamentary election in July.
Prime Minister Michel Barnier announced steep public spending cuts and targeted tax hikes for France's biggest companies and wealthiest individuals on Tuesday to narrow a gaping budget deficit.
"The OAT-led tightening in euro area government bond spreads yesterday was likely partly driven by shorts taking profit ahead of Prime Minister Barnier’s presentation of his government’s policy agenda, but it mostly reversed after the event," said Andrea Appeddu, rate strategist at Citi.
"Yesterday’s policy announcements add to the downside pressure on French credit ratings," he added, flagging the increase in 2025 deficit target to 5% from 4.1% earlier and "doubts around the government’s longevity".
Italy's 10-year yield IT10YT=RR rose 7 bps to 3.45%, while the gap between Italian and German yields DE10IT10=RR widened to 133.5 bps.
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Reporting by Stefano Rebaudo, editing by Kim Coghill and Alex Richardson
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