German government bonds dropped after the nation missed its maximum sales target at a bund auction by 35 percent, sending the euro lower and 10-year yields higher than comparable U.S. Treasuries.
“This auction is nothing short of a disaster for Germany,” Mark Grant, a managing director at Southwest Securities Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, said by e-mail.
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