SYDNEY/LONDON, Nov 6 - Stocks and sovereign bonds paused in European trading on Monday, following recent rallies as markets priced in earlier rate cuts in the United States and Europe, assumptions that could be put to the test by central bank speakers this week.
Benchmark U.S. 10-year yields fell around 29 basis points last week, the biggest weekly drop since March. Bond yields move inversely to their prices. Central bankers have their own chance to weigh in on this dovish outlook, with at least nine Fed members speaking this week, including Chair Jerome Powell. Also on the docket are speakers from the BoE and ECB.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan gained 2.1% on Monday, pushing MSCI's world index up 0.36%, , its sixth session of gains.
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