- It was a mixed session for risk assets yesterday, with European equities falling modestly, whilst the S&P500 and the Nasdaq each closed marginally in the green, as investors in the US continued to be optimistic on the future direction of monetary policy.
- Last Night, after the market closed, the Irish government announced its plans to dispose 131m shares in AIB Group, which is c.5% of the overall group.
- Treasury yields rose yesterday, erasing most of the gains made following Friday’s weaker-than-expected no-farm payrolls data, on the back of a packed schedule of new corporate bond sales.