LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields fell slightly on Wednesday, while the risk premium that investors demand to hold French bonds held steady as investors watched political developments in France. The gap between France's and Germany's 10-year yields stood at 73 basis points (bps), up less than 1 bp from the day before but down from...

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Investors will get another chance to see if the global disinflation story gains more traction with UK inflation data taking centre stage on Wednesday. Its outcome though may not significantly affect the Bank of England's policy review the day after. Headline inflation in May is expected...

(Updates with closing levels; adds new comments in paragraph 8) By Brigid Riley TOKYO, June 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average ended higher on Wednesday, tracking an overnight Wall Street rally in semiconductor stocks, although profit-booking limited gains. Japan's technology shares had rallied in the morning, following gains in U.S. chip star Nvidia ( NVDA ), which overtook Microsoft...

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Investors will get another chance to see if the global disinflation story gains more traction with UK inflation data taking centre stage on Wednesday. Its outcome though may not significantly affect the Bank of England's policy review the day after. Headline inflation in May is expected...