German bunds rise as Fed trims easing programme

German government bunds increased on Thursday with the 2-year securities gaining and widening the yield-spread with U.S. Treasuries on Fed's decision to taper off its bond-purchasing program by $10 billion a month. Germany's two-year government bunds slipped two basis points to 0.22% as of 11:05 a.m. in London, while the similar-maturity notes in the U.S. traded at 0.34%.