* tadorikks * Market Outlook October 2010: Strathclyde Associates Government Bonds Part2

Strathclyde Associates Korea Government Bonds Part2: The major bond markets in mainland Europe have also moved higher over the past month. There has been an improvement in the economic background in the euro-zone, but not enough to put pressure on the bond markets; and the European Central Bank has left short-term interest rates unchanged, despite its optimism about prospects. But there have been renewed concerns about the possibility of sovereign debt defaults, especially by Greece and Ireland, and so, in all the circumstances, the strength of most of the bond markets is surprising.