# Negative-yielding corporate debt disappears as euro yields hit 8-year high

> Negative-yielding euro corporate debt has disappeared as euro yields reached an eight-year high. The ECB has opened the door to 2022 rate hikes, and the invasion of Ukraine has pushed borrowing costs higher for companies in the bloc.

- Date: 2022-04-29 · published 2022-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Euro area · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42065-negative-yielding-corporate-debt-disappears-as-euro-yields-hit-8-year-high
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Higher euro borrowing costs raise financing expenses for feed and food companies in the region, but the direct effect on grain and feed prices is small.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2022-04-27 | [Dollar hits five-year high, growth concerns dent euro](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7377-dollar-hits-five-year-high-growth-concerns-dent-euro.md) | -1.2% | +0.8% |
| EURUSD | 2026-10-01 | [Dollar hits 17-month high versus euro as bond selloff lifts yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9653-dollar-hits-17-month-high-versus-euro-as-bond-selloff-lifts-yields.md) | -1.4% | -1.6% |
| EURUSD | 2024-08-14 | [Euro Nears Year’s High on Bet Fed Will Cut Rates Faster Than ECB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29016-euro-nears-year-s-high-on-bet-fed-will-cut-rates-faster-than-ecb.md) | +1.4% | +0.5% |
| EURUSD | 2022-08-29 | [Dollar eases off of 20-year high as euro boosted by rates view \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40214-dollar-eases-off-of-20-year-high-as-euro-boosted-by-rates-view-reuters.md) | +0.3% | -3.8% |
| EURUSD | 2017-07-31 | [Euro charges to 2 1/2-year high as dollar slumps - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70183-euro-charges-to-2-1-2-year-high-as-dollar-slumps-marketwatch.md) | 0.0% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/negative-yielding-corporate-debt-disappears-euro-yields-hit-8-year-high-2022-04-29/

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