Nov 26 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields

edged up from the previous session's multi-week lows on Tuesday

as investors waited for inflation data this week that could

offer hints on European Central Bank's policy path.

Germany's 10-year bond yield, the benchmark for

the euro zone bloc, was up 1 basis point at 2.218%. It hit a

four-week low of 2.197% on Monday, mirroring a slide in U.S.

Treasuries after President-elect Donald Trump nominated hedge

fund manager Scott Bessent for U.S. Treasury secretary, fuelling

hopes for better fiscal discipline.

Bond prices move inversely to yields.

The mood in Germany's export industry improved slightly in

November as companies waited for more details on Trump's trade

policies, the Ifo economic institute's survey showed on Tuesday.

Trump, who announced plans for drastic tariff increases on

imports from Canada, Mexico and China on Monday, had said during

his election campaign that he would also place high tariffs on

goods from the European Union.

The prospect of higher tariffs at a time when euro zone data

is already worsening has raised bets of more aggressive policy

easing by the ECB.

The ECB's chief economist Philip Lane said the central bank

should not keep its monetary policy tight for too long or

inflation could fall below target.

A closely watched gauge of the market's long-term euro zone

inflation expectations has dropped sharply this month to levels

last seen in July 2022, nearing the ECB's 2% target.

Euro zone inflation data for November is due on Friday.

Germany's two-year bond yield, which is more

sensitive to rate expectations, was up 2 bps at 2.03%.

The gap between French and German yields - a

gauge of the premium investors demand to hold France's debt -

was at 81.4 bps after widening to a three-month high of 83.1 bps

on Monday.

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen issued a new threat on Monday

to bring down France's coalition government, after talks with

Prime Minister Michel Barnier failed to satisfy her party's

demands for budget concessions.

Italy's 10-year yield was 1.5 basis points

higher​ at 3.48%.