1
: an embankment used especially in India to control the flow of water
2
: an embanked thoroughfare along a river or the sea especially in the Far East
often capitalized
: a political association: such as
a
: a Jewish socialist organization founded in czarist Russia in 1897
b
: a pro-Nazi German-American organization of the 1930s
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Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Yields on longer term bunds rose, however, with the 10-year bund, seen as a benchmark for the euro zone, adding 2 basis points.
—Chloe Taylor,jenni Reid,sawdah Bhaimiya,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
The yield on Germany’s 2-year bunds dropped 12 basis points.
—Chloe Taylor,jenni Reid, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
The German 10-year bund was last just below 2.9%, up from around 2.3% just last month.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
For proof of the historic nature of Germany's shift, look to the response in the bond market: Yields on the 10-year bund jumped more than 30 basis points in a single day, raising the nation's cost of borrowing.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
The yield on 10-year German bunds was up by 2 basis points at 9:49 a.m.
—Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
In Germany, a benchmark for Europe’s debt markets, the yield on 10-year government notes, or bunds, rose 0.17 percentage points.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Capital Preservation High-quality bonds, such as U.S. Treasurys and German bunds, offer a safe haven for risk-averse investors.
—Gianluca Sidoti, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Noun
German bunds yield a full point less than Treasuries.
—Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Yields on longer term bunds rose, however, with the 10-year bund, seen as a benchmark for the euro zone, adding 2 basis points.
—Chloe Taylor,jenni Reid,sawdah Bhaimiya,sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
The yield on Germany’s 2-year bunds dropped 12 basis points.
—Chloe Taylor,jenni Reid, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
The German 10-year bund was last just below 2.9%, up from around 2.3% just last month.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
For proof of the historic nature of Germany's shift, look to the response in the bond market: Yields on the 10-year bund jumped more than 30 basis points in a single day, raising the nation's cost of borrowing.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
The yield on 10-year German bunds was up by 2 basis points at 9:49 a.m.
—Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
In Germany, a benchmark for Europe’s debt markets, the yield on 10-year government notes, or bunds, rose 0.17 percentage points.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Capital Preservation High-quality bonds, such as U.S. Treasurys and German bunds, offer a safe haven for risk-averse investors.
—Gianluca Sidoti, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Bund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bund. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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