Global political tensions flatten yields, roil stocks
The excitement on Wall Street sparked widespread concern.
In addition to the sudden dismissal of Secretary of State Tillerson, with which the markets were trying to cope, the excitement doubled after the emergence of the probability of a trade war between the US and China.
Negative momentum somewhat faded in Europe, and the European stock index rose 0.3% after falling by 1% on Tuesday.
German state 10-year bond yields approached the monthly lows and are at 20 basis points of their peak this year (0.60%).
After three days of losses, the dollar rose 0.15%.
President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi warned of "possible side effects of new trade measures announced by the US administration."
/Source: Reuters/
March 14, 2018