Interest rates fell slightly
| H1 | 2018 | Change in |
Average yield | +0.01 | +0.46 | –0.45 |
Highest yield | +0.28 | +0.76 | –0.48 |
Lowest yield | –0.34 | +0.23 | –0.57 |
Year-end yield | –0.33 | +0.25 | –0.58 |
Source: Thomson Reuters
In the first half of 2019, yields fell in the euro area and continued their downward trend. The interest rates of ten-year Federal bonds (bunds) were negative for the first time since October 2016. By the end of the first half of 2019, the yield had an absolute minus record.