A global bond market sell-off sparked by US debt fears has put fresh pressure on UK chancellor Rachel Reeves and her self-imposed fiscal rules. Yields on the 30-year gilt are approaching a 27-year high and closed at 5.48 per cent […]
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Investor jitters about the state of the US public finances have put the dollar on track for its worst week
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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Long-dated US government bonds and stocks dropped after a lacklustre Treasury auction underscored growing concerns among investors over President Donald
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Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the UK inflation myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. UK inflation rose more than expected to a 15-month high of 3.5 per cent in April after higher utility bills
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Yields on the longest-dated Japanese government bonds surged to record highs on Tuesday after a dismal debt auction added to
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US companies are tapping Europe’s debt market at a record pace, attracted by lower borrowing costs on the continent and
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The furious rally in US assets sparked by the tariff détente between Washington and Beijing has caught big investors off guard, colliding with widespread bets against the dollar and Wall Street stocks. The S&P 500 has rallied 3.3 per cent
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US stocks wiped out their losses so far this year on Tuesday, as lower than expected inflation figures added fuel
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The dumping of US assets in favour of Europe’s resurgent markets signals the start of a much longer-term move by pension funds and other big institutional money managers to cut back their huge exposure to dollar investments, say investors. Wall
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Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world European investors in US equities have been dealt a double blow as a slide in the dollar compounds
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