LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond
yields dipped on Wednesday, tracking U.S. Treasuries, which
rallied as equities markets tumbled on concerns over high
valuations, particularly in the tech sector.
The European Central Bank's quarterly wage tracker is due
later in the session. That lands after the central bank left
rates unchanged last week at a regular review, reiterating
monetary policy was "in a good place."
The last report in September indicated a continued slowing
in wage growth, which was forecast to come in at 1.7% in the
first half of next year, below the ECB's 2% inflation target.
German 10-year Bund yields, which fell 1 basis
point on Tuesday, were little changed at 2.646%. Two-year yields
, which are the most sensitive to shifts in inflation
expectations and the outlook for monetary policy, were also
steady at 1.998%.
"Today, the updated ECB wage tracker should make headlines,
which aims at projecting future wage growth based on collective
wage agreements. It currently projects wage pressure to slow
markedly over coming months. The tracker, excluding special
payments, currently projects negotiated wages to decline to
below 2.5%," Commerzbank strategist Hauke Siemssen said in a
note.
In terms of bond supply, the German government sells 2
billion euros ($2.33 billion) in 15-year debt later in the day,
while investors will also be looking at the U.S. Treasury
Department's quarterly refunding plans for any detail on how the
government plans to finance its deficits.
The U.S. government shutdown, now in its 36th day, has
starved the data calendar, which also leaves European investors
with far less certainty on the outlook for the broader market.
The premium at which U.S. 10-year Treasury yields trade
relative to those on German Bunds was around 142.8
bps on Wednesday, its narrowest for around a week.
($1 = 0.8575 euros)