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Irish 10-year yields fell to as low as 3.02%, a record low according to Reuters historical data

Irish bond yields hit record lows ahead of auction

Irish government bond yields have hit record lows a day before Dublin returns to the market with its first regular debt auction since it was forced to seek an international bailout three years ago.

Business • 12 Mar 14

Bank of Ireland said the sale underlined its ability to access markets at 'improving prices'

Bank of Ireland raise €750m in bond sale

Bank of Ireland has raised €750 million in funding through a five year unsecured bond.

Business • 08 Jan 14

International investors bid over €14 billion for the new 10-year bond

NTMA raises €3.75 billion in bond auction

The National Treasury Management Agency has raised €3.75 billion through the sale of a new benchmark 10 year bond maturing in 2024.

Business • 07 Jan 14

Bank of Ireland said the sale reflected its progress in recent months

Bank of Ireland raises €1bn in bond auction

Bank of Ireland has raised €1 billion through the successful sale of a three-and-a-half year bond backed by Irish residential mortgages.

Business • 06 Nov 13

Fitch anticipates a primary budget surplus in 2014, along with GDP growth of 1%

Fitch warns of Irish banks' vulnerabilities

The loan portfolios of Irish banks have likely deteriorated "close to the stress scenario of 2011 prudential capital assessment review", according to ratings agency Fitch.

Business • 03 Oct 13

Order book for Bank of Ireland's bond was more than four times subscribed

Strong demand for Bank of Ireland's 7 year bond

Bank of Ireland today attracted strong demand in a sale of seven-year bonds.

Business • 25 Sep 13

Bank of Ireland set to sell seven-year covered bond

Bank of Ireland set to sell seven-year bond

Bank of Ireland is preparing to sell a seven-year covered bond - the longest public bond offering from an Irish bank since the financial crisis began.

Business • 25 Sep 13

The court will hear from Bundesbank head Jens Weidmann, who opposes the policy

German court begins hearing on ECB bond policy

Germany's Constitutional Court is holding a two-day hearing to assess whether a policy employed by the European Central Bank to calm the bond markets is contrary to German law.

Business • 11 Jun 13

Italy has sold €3 billion of 10-year bonds at 4.14%

Italian borrowing costs rise in new bond auction

Italy's long-term borrowing costs edged up at an auction today for the first time in three months, adding to signs that a 10-month-long rally in vulnerable euro zone bonds may be faltering.

Business • 30 May 13

There were offers of at least €12 billion for Irish ten-year bonds

NTMA sells €5 billion in ten-year bond sale

The Chief Executive of the National Treasury Management Agency John Corrigan has described the sale of €5 billion worth of ten-year bonds as "particularly significant".

Business • 13 Mar 13

The NTMA has increased its activity in the bond markets in recent months

NTMA to issue ten-year bonds 'in the near future'

The National Treasury Management Agency has said it will issue a new ten-year bond - maturing in March 2023 – “in the near future”.

Business • 12 Mar 13

The US Federal Reserve voted to maintain its bond programme

Concern in US Fed over bond-buying programme

Several policymakers at the US Federal Reserve expressed concern about the risks coming from its efforts to boost the US economy by keeping borrowing costs low for the foreseeable future.

Business • 20 Feb 13

NTMA says Ireland needs deal on bank debt

The National Treasury Management Agency has said Ireland must secure a deal on bank debt in order for the country's bond yields to fall.

News • 30 Jul 12

BoI EGM approves bond deal

Bank of Ireland shareholders have voted to back a transaction which will allow the Government pay the IBRC/Anglo promissory note with a bond instead of cash.

Business • 19 Jun 12

Spain and Italy borrowing rates soar

Borrowing costs for both Spain and Italy rose today in their latest auction of government bonds.

Business • 24 Apr 12

Italian bond auction falls short

Italy raised €4.9 billion in a bond issue today, just short of its maximum target as the rate on three-year bonds rose sharply.

Business • 12 Apr 12

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