This study tests for a break in the persistence of EMU government bond yield spreads examining data from France, Italy and Spain and using German interest rates as a kind of benchmark. The results reported here provide evidence for breaks between 2006 and 2008. The persistence of the yield...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, German short-term government bond yields seem to Granger cause long-term government bond yields. Moreover, by examining 2- and ­30-year interest rates, feedback effects between the two time series can be detected. This is not the case when analyzing 2- and 10-year...