Alice Gledhill

Treasuries fell as heightened tensions in the Middle East kept oil prices elevated, fanning concerns over the inflation outlook.

(Bloomberg) -- A sudden surge in the yen ensured traders remained on edge over the potential for Japanese authorities to step back into the market after last week's intervention to curb declines.

Interest-rate swaps showed traders have priced in about a 70% chance of a Fed rate hike by April 2027. That marked a sea-change from before the Iran conflict started in late February when traders had expected a series of cuts.

UK government bonds slid as calls grew for UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to step aside following his party’s large losses in local elections last week.

UK government bonds fell as a growing number of Labour party politicians called on their leader Keir Starmer to step down following large losses in local elections last week.

(Bloomberg) -- The UK bond market tumbled, driving long-term bond yields back to the highest in nearly three decades, as speculation over Prime

As UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer slowly loses allies in government and fights for his survival, the escalating political drama is heaping fresh pressure onto a bond market already battered by the country’s deep-rooted fiscal and economic problems.

The UK’s latest political crisis threatens to trigger a fresh exodus from its volatile bond market as investors at home and abroad weigh up whether to put their money elsewhere.

Governments are borrowing from syndicated bond markets at a record clip as public spending surges.

Governments Sell Bonds at Record Pace as Spending Soars Hannah Benjamin-Cook and Alice Gledhill 4 min read