July 07, 2011

EURO GOVT-Bunds dip before ECB, Italy yields reflect crisis

LONDON , July 7 (Reuters) - German government bond yields were steady on Thursday, supported by fears the euro zone debt crisis was intensifying, with a solid Spanish bond sale doing little to relieve tension.

Two-year German yields were off lows hit in the previous session, with strategists saying a move to close to 1.54 percent looked overdone given the European Central Bank is poised to raise interest rates to 1.5 percent later in the day.