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European investors’ attention increasingly turns to bond markets

European government bonds experience unusual volatility in the start of the year. Over the past 12 months, the yield on 10-year German Bunds fluctuated within a range of 2.08% to 2.66%. The past week saw a sharp surge, however, with the 10-year yield jumping from 2.38% on 28 February to 2.93% on 12 March. Following snap elections on 23 February 2025, the CDU and CSU entered exploratory talks with the SPD,

Wind of Change

Sometimes the course of history changes in the blink of an eye. It is not easy for observers to keep up with such sudden changes. The same goes for investors in the capital markets. Even a cursory glance at index levels at the end of February shows a 180-degree turn in market sentiment shortly after Donald Trump's inauguration. While the predominance of the US in the capital markets was still unchallenged at the beginning of the year, the first decrees of the new administration changed the wind more sharply than expected.

DeepSeek: A Sputnik Moment?

On the morning of October 4, 1957, the world awoke to shocking news: the Soviet Union had beaten the United States in the race to space. The surprise was so profound that the launch of the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik, became a defining moment in history.