Previously, the lower 30-year U.S. government bond rates were used to calculate lump-sum pension values.
In government bond trading, the yield on the 10-year note was unchanged at 2.12 percent.
It is only high or low when you compare it to government bond yields.
The government said the referendum result wouldn't affect Icelandic government bond repayments in 2011 or 2012.
The yield on the 10-year Japanese government bond fell to its lowest ever: 0.425%.
Italy's FTSE MIB index slid 0.7%, and the country's government bond prices fell, pushing yields higher.
Government bond yields in Italy and Spain quickly spiked and pressure mounted against Spanish banks.
The Italian 10-year government bond yield was largely steady after the sale, yielding 6.20%.
That notion was reinforced by a fairly well-subscribed Italian government bond auction on Thursday.
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In the European afternoon government bond prices suddenly turned around with ECB support suspected.
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The trade is still miniscule compared to the more liquid U.S. government bond market.
Meanwhile, tepid demand at a Spanish government bond auction pushed Spanish bond yields up Wednesday.
Last spring, the interest rate on a ten year government bond was more than 3%.
That was hardly the reassurance that an increasingly fractious government bond market needed and forced fresh sales.
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Last Friday the borrowing costs for a 10-year government bond in Italy spiked at 8% before dropping back.
Yields on the 10-year Japanese government bond briefly spiked to their highest level in more than a year.
While little comprehensive European government bond-trading data is publicly available, one measure shows liquidity is in steep decline.
The market place got another negative jolt Wednesday when a German government bond auction turned in disastrous results.
The ten year GDP-weighted average euro priced government bond yield is now at 5.29%, the highest since 2002.
The forint fell to a record low against the euro last week and government bond yields have soared.
The most popular European government bond, the German bund, was being ditched by traders in droves on Friday.
The 10 year government bond yields 2.90%, the perhaps too optimistic expectation for annual growth over the next decade.
Monday is an Italian government bond auction, which is expected to be well-received.
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Case in point: The Barclays Long-term Government Bond Index has gained over 25% this year through November 30th.
Traders and investors worldwide got another negative jolt Wednesday when a German government bond auction turned in disastrous results.
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As long as government bond yields stay well below earnings yields, it can.
We still own Japanese debt, but we have hedged the currency exposure of our entire Japanese government bond position.
Since pension promises are legally (and sometimes constitutionally) protected in many states, the equivalent promise is a government bond.
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The yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond climbed to 1.0% in morning trade, the highest since April 2012.
Their government bond yields have been rising to levels which are really troubling, and this changes, really, the entire picture.
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