German Yields Fall Below ECB Deposit Rate as Governments Cash In

  • Yield on 10-year bunds breaks below ECB’s -0.40% deposit rate
  • Level is symbolic, drives push into riskier debt, bond sales
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The yields on Europe’s safest bonds have fallen below the European Central Bank’s deposit rate for the first time as investors bet on policy easing.