LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - Euro zone bond yields dipped on
Tuesday as oil prices hovered at around four-month lows, with
investors eyeing potential talks between Iran and the U.S. in
Qatar this week.
Germany's 10-year bond yield fell 1 basis point
(bp) to 2.893%, to trade just above its lowest in four months.
Yields move inversely to prices.
Germany's 2-year bond yield, which is sensitive
to ECB rate expectations, also slipped 1 bp to 2.532%.
The U.S.-Iran peace deal came under threat this weekend as
both sides traded attacks, but the White House said it is
sending envoys to Doha this week for further talks on the
agreement.
Brent crude oil, the global benchmark, was down 1.4%
at $72.35 on Tuesday. It has fallen to around its lowest levels
since the war started in late February as oil has begun to flow
again through the key Strait of Hormuz.
Bond traders were also watching euro zone June inflation
data, with figures from France showing prices rose less than
expected in June, at a 2% rate. Figures for the whole bloc are
due on Wednesday.
The ECB's annual monetary policy conference in Sintra,
Portugal, is also taking place this week, with Isabel Schnabel
among the policymakers due to speak on Tuesday.
Money markets continued to price in one more 25 bp rate hike
from the ECB this year, after it raised rates earlier this
month.
(Reporting by Harry Robertson; Editing by Muralikumar
Anantharaman)