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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.

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.

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?

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.

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Markets

European markets stay steady despite French government's collapse

The French stock markets showed no immediate reaction to the political turmoil in the country.

Economy

Greek bonds mark historical milestone: Spread erased against France

Greek sovereign bonds have achieved a historic milestone, closing their yield gap against France, reflecting Greece's fiscal reforms and economic resilience. Meanwhile, French bonds face pressure from political uncertainty, rising deficits, and structural economic challenges.

Europe News

Largest EU countries back joint defence bonds to stop Russia

The development followed Putin's signing of a revised nuclear doctrine that declared a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power will be considered a joint attack on the country.

Economy

France sells €12bn worth of bonds in last auction before budget

France finished its last bond offering worth €12bn on Thursday, as the country waits for Michel Barnier, the new prime minister, to announce the budget for 2025. It's expected to focus on plans to reduce France's deficit and boost investor confidence.

Markets

French bond yield surpasses Spain's as investors mull budget woes

France's bond yield surpassed Spain's this week for the first time since 2008 as Europe's second largest economy struggles with debt.

Business

Was Belgium's record €22 billion retail bond buy a one-off?

Last year the Belgian government set a new record by selling debt direct to its citizens. All eyes are on what happens when it matures next week.

Economy

Moody's sounds the alarm over France's post-election debt outlook

A hung parliament could jeopardise the country's ability to reduce its debt burden, warns the ratings agency.

Markets

France's borrowing costs rise on Macron's snap election decision

Investors are fleeing French markets amid uncertainty following President Macron's decision to call an early parliamentary election.

China

Euroviews. The bonds that bind: Our adversarial sovereign bond habit

No one is obligated to help China fund its war machine. The decision to buy Chinese sovereign bonds should reside with informed investors, Elaine Dezenski and Joshua Birenbaum write.

Europe News

EU leaders to discuss breaking the defence bond taboo at summit

The highly divisive prospect of using so-called Eurobonds to finance efforts to ramp up the EU’s defence capacities will be floated as the bloc’s 27 leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday.

Business

Does China's Evergrande have to pay back its $300 billion debts now?

The world’s most heavily indebted real estate developer has been ordered to undergo liquidation. But their assets don't cover their liabilities.

Markets

Best investments in 2024: 'Digital gold' and European stocks

Euronews Business takes a closer look at what investments are most likely to yield in the new year, amidst various uncertainties in the global economy.

Business

Rabobank gets whopping fine for cartel participation

The European Commission has slapped the Netherlands' Rabobank with a fine worth tens of millions of euros for its decade-long involvement in a cartel with Deutsche Bank concerning the trading of certain euro-denominated bonds.

Markets

Property giant Country Garden defaults on dollar bonds

Country Garden, the biggest builder in the Chinese property market, has failed for the first time to pay $15.4 million interest on its dollar bonds.

Nature

What are debt-for-nature swaps and how do they work?

Debt-for-nature deals are increasingly seen as silver bullets for debt and biodiversity crises.

Money

El Salvador reveals plans to build the world's first 'Bitcoin City'

Billed as 'fully ecological' powered by geothermal energy from a volcano, El Salvador's "Bitcoin City" is the country's latest commitment to crypto.