LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Euro zone bond yields ticked up
on Tuesday as oil prices rose after U.S. President Donald Trump
demanded Iran pay its own compensation to the U.S., further
dimming the prospect of an imminent deal to reopen the Strait of
Hormuz.
Germany's 10-year bond yield rose 2 basis points
to 3.198%, after climbing 5 bps on Monday on the back of rising
oil prices. Yields rise as prices fall and vice versa.
Trump on Monday said Iran should pay compensation for people
killed in wars, attacks and protests, in response to Tehran's
demands for compensation and an end to sanctions.
Iran earlier on Monday said it was nearing a final pact with
Oman defining new shipping lanes through the Strait, but
repeated that the U.S. must meet conditions, including
compensation, before opening the key energy waterway.
Oil prices ticked slightly higher on Tuesday, with Brent
crude up 0.5% at $88.20 after rising 5% on Monday as the
prospect of a near-term Hormuz deal slipped away.
Germany's 2-year bond yield, which is sensitive
to European Central Bank rate expectations, rose 2 bps to 2.809%
after rising 5 bps on Monday.
"We are back to the situation where there is no war ongoing,
but the Strait of Hormuz remains closed," Mohit Kumar, a senior
European economist at Jefferies, said.
"The longer the Strait is closed, more inventories will be
depleted and greater would be the impact on oil prices."
Traders in money markets were last pricing in 41 bps of
further ECB monetary tightening this year, up from 37 bps late
on Friday.
Bond markets were also waiting for Wednesday's U.S. CPI
inflation report, which will influence the Federal Reserve's
rate decisions and have knock-on effects for bond markets around
the world.
Italian and French 10-year bond yields
were both up 3 bps.