Economy European bond yields are rising again, but inflation isn't to blame European bond yields are rising despite stable inflation data as a surge in Japanese yields fuels global market repricing. 02/12/2025
Markets Trading resumes after CME outage sparked global market disruption A major outage at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange brought futures and options trading to a standstill on Friday, disrupting activity across global equity, currency, bond, and commodity markets. 28/11/2025
Markets Investing in a climate crisis: Are cat bonds a win for your portfolio? Typically a product for the US market, catastrophe bonds are now attracting growing global interest. 28/11/2025
Markets French bond prices decline after unexpected S&P downgrade After a surprise downgrade from S&P Global Ratings on Friday, French bond yields jumped and prices declined, reflective of the increased risk felt by investors. 20/10/2025
Business Market shakeup on the cards as HSBC sees quantum trading breakthrough In a world first, the bank successfully deployed the quantum technology to improve bond price predictions. 25/09/2025
Economy Why investors are ditching bonds for gold in 2025 Gold is shining in 2025, outperforming all major assets. With political instability, doubts over Fed independence, and rising economic risks, gold’s role as a trusted, uncorrelated store of value has made it the safe haven of choice. 09/09/2025
Economy Irish government rejects motion to stop sale of Israeli bonds The decision to reject the bill comes after a similar, unsuccessful motion was put forward by the Sinn Féin party last month. 12/06/2025
Markets IMF warns Donald Trump's tariffs are darkening global economic outlook The outlooks for the US and global economies have significantly worsened in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariffs and the uncertainty they have created, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. 22/04/2025
Economy Trump the unifier? How Europe could benefit from Trump’s policies Despite a strong likelihood of the eurozone being hit by a recession by mid-2025, a new report sheds light on how Trump’s policies could boost the bloc’s economic perspectives in the years to come. 16/04/2025
Markets US markets edge slightly higher as Trump's tariff volatility eases Wall Street teetered toward small gains in relatively calm trading Tuesday morning after President Donald Trump appeared to let up on some of his tariffs and stress from within the US bond market eased. 15/04/2025
Markets European markets eye historic rally following Trump’s tariff pause European markets soared after Trump paused tariffs for nations that didn’t retaliate. Investors welcomed the easing trade stance, with major indices across the continent posting their strongest performance in years. 10/04/2025
Economy Why are US Treasuries losing safe-haven status in major sell-off? US Treasuries are behaving unusually as yields rise during market turmoil, raising doubts about their safe-haven status amid the US-China trade war and waning confidence in American economic dominance. 09/04/2025
Markets How will Germany's debt reform impact its stock and bond market? Germany has passed a landmark spending bill, unlocking hundreds of billions of euros for defence spending and infrastructure investment. While the historic debt reform is expected to boost Europe’s largest economy, there are further implications for its stock and bond markets. 19/03/2025
Economy Rising borrowing costs set to batter UK government - does it matter? As borrowing costs rise, the government has less money to spend on the country's creaking National Health Service, military, emergency services and schools. 15/01/2025
Markets How French bonds became one of the riskiest in the Eurozone French 10-year bond yields are climbing ever higher, showing a mounting concern for the country's finances. But does the current pricing spell trouble for the country's future debt servicing? 31/12/2024
Markets French government bonds under pressure after Moody's downgrade The yield on 10-year French debt rose to more than 3%, on the first trading day after the credit rating agency unexpectedly cut France's debt rating. 16/12/2024