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October 25 2011

Commentary by Eoin Treacy

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on Irish government bond yields not updating:
"Can you fix the feed for the chart on 10-yr Irish bond yields? It is only updating to 11 Oct. Thanks."

Eoin Treacy's view Thank you for pointing out this cessation. Ireland has not issued new bonds since it agreed to a bailout from the EU/IMF last year. Therefore there are no new 10 year bonds with which to compile an index of yields. I have added the Irish Government 9-year yield to the Chart Library which is probably now more representative. The Irish government appears likely to test the appetite for debt at some point next year. It is reasonable to assume there will be a 10-year issue.

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