French politicians need to listen to bond markets – and keep them on side – or face a potentially catastrophic ‘Liz Truss scenario’, the CEO of a leading independent financial advisory and
The selling pressure in U.S. bonds highlights how the bond market is ‘reflecting the reality’, according to the CEO of one a leading independent financial advisory and fintech. The surge in the
By Craig Erlam The pound was on the decline again on Thursday, having fallen over the last couple of days on the back of some worrying economic figures from the UK. Whether
July was the month when investor consensus pivoted from a recession to a soft landing for the US economy. August is set to be the month when investor focus pivoted from the
By Edward Moya Wall Street is watching a global bond market selloff get uglier as US stocks wavered late Thursday ahead of massive earnings from Apple and Amazon. A lot of economic
By Craig Erlam Wednesday was slightly better for stock markets in Europe as they continued to fluctuate in the same ranges they’ve traded in for the last month. US indices had a
By Jeffrey Halley The procession of central banks hiking rates in an attempt to see off inflation has continued over the last 24 hours. The Bank of Canada hiked by 0.50% overnight,
By Craig Erlam European stock markets braced for a second day of losses at the start of the week, while the US is enjoying a boost following the latest inflation data. I
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at Exinity After a positive start to the week, US equity futures took a hit as bond yields rose across the curve, indicating that the recovery
By Jeffrey Halley The FOMC minutes were released overnight and signalled a faster pace of balance sheet runoff than on previous occasions, targeting $95 billion per month from September, easing into the
