Japan's finance minister KATAYAMA said the Sanae Takaichi government is not pursuing a reflation policy and that interest rates are determined by the market.

Euro-area government bond yields opened slightly lower on Monday but remain fragile as crude prices stay elevated and sovereign supply ramps up this week. Belgium auctions on Monday; Netherlands and Italy on Tuesday; Germany on Wednesday; Spain and France on Thursday. Elevated oil raises the odds of further ECB rate hikes. Deutsche Bank rates strategist Rainer Guntmann said the oil rebound, ECB President LAGARDE’s remarks, this week’s economic data and heavy issuance could amplify market unease.

BTG/Nexus民调显示，在巴西总统选举潜在的第二轮投票中，卢拉支持率为46%，弗拉维奥·博索纳罗为44%。