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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.

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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.

Europe News

EU unveils 'gold standard' sustainable finance strategy

The European Commission wants to consolidate the EU's position as global leader of green bonds, a growing market that surpassed €850 billion in 2020.

World News

Merkel and Conte call for European solidarity on coronavirus stimulus

"At stake here there are the common values as well the common interests," said Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte of upcoming talks of a coronavirus recovery package.

Europe News

EU to evaluate possible infringement proceedings against Germany

Government bond-buying is at the centre of a complex legal row, bringing national and federal justice into the spotlight.

Economy

What are 'corona bonds' and how can they help revive the EU's economy?

They've been put forward as a way of financing the coronavirus fight and rebuilding economies. But what are 'corona bonds'?