Global Financial News: Government Bonds Rally

European stocks traded higher Monday, while government bonds continued to rally as investors focused on political risks in the region and a pending address to Congress from President Donald Trump.

Author:: Edward Hardy
Publish date:: Feb 27, 2017 5:21 AM EST

Here is a round-up of the financial news from around the world:

1. European stocks notched modest gains in early trading Monday, while government bonds continued to rally.

2. Investors focus on political risks in Europe and a pending address to Congress from U.S. President Donald Trump.

3. The LSE said late Sunday that it was unlikely to meet a request from the EU to sell 60% of its MTS government bond trading platform in order to comply with concerns that the €29 billion merger with the Deutsche Boerse could hamper competition in the region's financial services sector.

4. Asia stocks were largely weaker overnight, with the region-wide MSCI Asia ex-Japan index falling 0.24% by 07:00 GMT and the benchmark Nikkei 225 recording its third consecutive session loss with a 0.91% decline as a stronger yen hit export stocks.