German bonds getting hit again as ECB set to cut rates. What will Lagarde say?

The German bond market is tumbling as the European Central Bank is meeting on interest rates and no one is quite sure what message European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde wants to send.

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Morgan Stanley now expects the ECB to cut on Thursday and again in April

Morgan Stanley says it now expects the European Central Bank to cut interest rates in April as it, like the market, expects a rate cut at Thursday’s meeting.
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Euro zone inflation dips to 2.4% in February as ECB bets point to sixth rate cut

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The 30-year bond also crossed the 2.5% mark for the first time since 2008.
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German voting free of manipulation attempts, authorities say

Yahoo News - Feb. 24
German carmaker Mercedes-Benz agrees cost-cutting package with staff

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