The European Market Brief 26: Hunting Yield Across Europe's Bond Markets

What happens when investors look beyond Germany's Bund market in search of higher yields? In this episode of The European Market Brief, host Mark Longo is joined by Dr. Russell Rhoads of Indiana University's Kelley School of Business and Jutta Frey-Hartenberger, Global Product Lead for Government Bond Derivatives at Eurex, for an in-depth exploration of Europe's vast fixed income landscape. The panel dives into: The structure of the European government bond market Key sovereign issuers including Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the European Union Understanding Bunds, BTPs, OATs and Bonos Credit ratings, yield spreads and sovereign risk Why investors are increasingly watching peripheral European debt markets Trading opportunities in European fixed income futures The growing role of algorithmic and institutional participants Physical delivery mechanics in European bond futures The liquidity and transparency of Eurex fixed income markets The outlook for inflation, energy prices, ECB policy and European bond yields