{"id":10261,"date":"2024-02-09T16:31:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T16:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/?p=10261"},"modified":"2025-01-31T19:50:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T19:50:22","slug":"reflections-on-european-bonds-throughout-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/traders-insight\/ibkr-market-insights\/reflections-on-european-bonds-throughout-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections on European Bonds throughout 2023\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"733\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampusdev.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/pexels-liam-gant-1414467-1100x733.jpg\" alt=\"Reflections on European Bonds throughout 2023\u00a0\" class=\"wp-image-10263 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/pexels-liam-gant-1414467-1100x733.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/pexels-liam-gant-1414467-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/pexels-liam-gant-1414467-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/pexels-liam-gant-1414467-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/pexels-liam-gant-1414467-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/pexels-liam-gant-1414467-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/733;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As I commented in the article <a href=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampusdev.wpengine.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/ibkr-market-commentary\/reflections-on-the-european-equities-markets-performance-in-2023\/\">Reflections on the European Equities Market performance  in 2023<\/a>, following 2022, a year in which the most popular topics were rampant inflation and the conflict in Ukraine, in 2023 the main topics tended to be the increase of interest rates and inflation remaining moderate, which caused investors to start talking about when interest rates might start to go lower. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar to the equities markets, the fixed income market performed well in the past year, with an upward trend at the beginning of the year, a sharp decline from February to March, followed by a lateral trend until October when a bullish rally began, lasting until the end of the year. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To compare the different categories of fixed income in Europe, it is useful to use the following ETFs: &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table has-small-font-size\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Name&nbsp;<\/td><td>ISIN&nbsp;<\/td><td>Symbol&nbsp;<\/td><td>2023 performance %&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>iShares Core \u20ac Govt Bond UCITS ETF&nbsp;<\/td><td>IE00B4WXJJ64&nbsp;<\/td><td>EUNH&nbsp;<\/td><td>7.06%&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>iShares Core \u20ac Corp Bond UCITS ETF&nbsp;<\/td><td>IE00B3F81R35&nbsp;<\/td><td>IEAC&nbsp;<\/td><td>8.04%&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>iShares \u20ac High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF&nbsp;<\/td><td>IE00B66F4759&nbsp;<\/td><td>IHYG&nbsp;<\/td><td>11.33%&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>iShares \u20ac Inflation Linked Govt Bond UCITS ETF&nbsp;<\/td><td>IE00B0M62X26&nbsp;<\/td><td>IBCI&nbsp;<\/td><td>5.87%&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>iShares \u20ac Govt Bond Climate UCITS ETF&nbsp;<\/td><td>IE00BLDGH447&nbsp;<\/td><td>SECD&nbsp;<\/td><td>7.22%&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>iShares \u20ac Corp Bond ESG UCITS ETF&nbsp;<\/td><td>IE00BYZTVT56&nbsp;<\/td><td>SUOE&nbsp;<\/td><td>7.83%&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>iShares \u20ac Covered Bond UCITS ETF&nbsp;<\/td><td>IE00B3B8Q275&nbsp;<\/td><td>IUS6&nbsp;<\/td><td>5.45%&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackrock.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.blackrock.com<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/ibkr.ie\">ibkr.ie<\/a> Past performance is not indicative of future results.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We can see the price movement of these ETFs in this 1 Year Daily Candle Chart:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"816\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampusdev.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Fixed-income-2023-1-1100x816.jpg\" alt=\"Europeans bond ETFs\" class=\"wp-image-10264 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Fixed-income-2023-1-1100x816.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Fixed-income-2023-1-700x520.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Fixed-income-2023-1-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Fixed-income-2023-1-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Fixed-income-2023-1.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/816;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ibkr.ie\">ibkr.ie <\/a>&nbsp;Past performance is not indicative of future results.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can quickly see that it has been a year where the appetite for risk has paid off for the most daring investors. The category with the best performance has undoubtedly been that of High Yield Bonds, chalking up an 11.33% gain. Many investors anticipated a recession, which would have considerably affected this category, as it is the one with the highest credit risk, and therefore most affected by the probability of bankruptcies, but the reality has been very different. Optimism regarding the economy and the return to low inflation has planted the seeds of hope that interest rates may go lower.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, categories with the lowest yields have been the more conservative ones with a yield of 5.45% in the Covered Bond and 5.87% in the Inflation Linked Govt Bond.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ESG bonds, a relatively new category and &nbsp;very trendy in recent years, has performed similarly to their traditional counterparts, without a considerable difference in profitability or return.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Spreads between countries&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2023 was a year of change for the Eurozone bond market, characterized by widening differences in government bond yields between member states. While all bond yields rose due to the European Central Bank&#8217;s (ECB) interest rate hikes, the yields of specific countries increased more during certain periods. This movement, known as &#8220;widening spreads,&#8221; reflected various factors and had significant implications. Concerns about specific countries&#8217; finances, such as Italy and Greece, caused investors to seek &#8220;safer&#8221; options, pushing their bond yields higher relative to others. For example, the gap between Italy&#8217;s 10-year bond yield and Germany&#8217;s (considered a &#8220;safe&#8221; haven), increased 200 basic point in October, reflecting concerns about its debt levels and political stability.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can see this spread in the following chart: \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"579\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampusdev.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Italy-10-Year-vs-Germany-10-Year-Spread-Bond-Yield-Streaming-Chart-1-1100x579.jpg\" alt=\"Italy 10 years vs Germany 10 years spread \" class=\"wp-image-10265 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/Italy-10-Year-vs-Germany-10-Year-Spread-Bond-Yield-Streaming-Chart-1-1100x579.jpg 1100w, 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