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US 10-year Treasury yield risks hitting 6% for first time since 2000, Pimco's Ivascyn tells FT
The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield could rise to 6% for the first time since 2000 as high oil prices fuel inflation concerns and worries over the country's growing public debt,
October 09, 2026
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Singapore poised to tighten monetary policy amid strong growth and rising inflation risks
Singapore is expected to tighten monetary policy at a scheduled review on Wednesday as robust growth and inflation risks bolster the case
October 09, 2026
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Japan PM vows to keep watching yen, inflation moves carefully
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Friday the government will continue to scrutinise exchange-rate and price developments carefully, and respond appropriately.
October 09, 2026
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Japanese annual household spending drops for 9 straight months
Japanese household spending fell less than expected in August from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, for a ninth straight month of decline.
October 09, 2026
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Rising oil prices, falling technology stocks and reversing bond yields keep Wall Street unsettled
Some sharp reversals kept financial markets unsteady, as oil prices rose and U.S. stock indexes swung
October 08, 2026
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S&P 500, Nasdaq end lower as crude prices jump, chip stocks weigh
US stocks dipped on Thursday as crude prices surged on a spike in Middle East tensions and a cut in US output that stoked inflation
October 08, 2026
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US bonds rally after 30-year auction finds solid demand
US Treasuries rose on Thursday, with most yields across the curve falling for just the second time this week, after a 30-year bond auction met
October 08, 2026
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Dollar eases as European yields pull back from highs
The dollar retreated on Thursday as a rise in euro zone bond yields stalled, while expectations for the path of interest rates from the Federal Reserve
October 08, 2026
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Wall Street winces at bond squeeze
Stock markets finally stalled on Wednesday and early Thursday as the bond crunch ground on, with the latest Federal Reserve minutes showing most policymakers in
October 08, 2026
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ECB to hike rates again in December as inflation almost doubles 2% target: Reuters poll
The European Central Bank is expected to hold its deposit rate at 2.50% this month but raise it by 25 basis points in December as inflation runs nearly
October 08, 2026
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UK 10-year borrowing costs rise to 19-year high after oil prices jump
British long-term borrowing costs hit fresh multi-decade highs on Thursday as part of a global bond selloff driven by a sharp rise in oil prices triggered by attacks on
October 08, 2026
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AI boom to fuel Australia inflation despite higher rates, ex-RBA official says
Australia's AI investment boom is likely to boost inflation in the near term as productivity benefits take longer to emerge, leaving the central bank with limited
October 08, 2026
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Bank of England's Pill says central banks must focus on inflation
Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Thursday that central banks had to keep their focus on fighting inflation against the backdrop of rising bond yields in
October 08, 2026
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Bank of England's Greene says UK pay outlook worries her
British employers look on course to raise pay by around 3.5% next year, a bigger increase than would be helpful in returning inflation to its 2% target, Bank of England
October 08, 2026
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'Dangerous' for BoE to rely on high bond yields to control inflation, MPC's Greene says
The Bank of England should not continue to rely on high bond yields to do its job of taming inflation, Monetary Policy Committee member Megan Greene said on Thursday.
October 08, 2026
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With inflation risks to upside, ECB may need to hike more, Dolenc says
The European Central Bank may have to keep raising interest rates given an abundance of upside inflation risks but the timing and size of any move remain
October 08, 2026
Economy|Europe
Le Pen lifting retirement age is key to French bond yields, RBC BlueBay strategist says
How far French borrowing costs rise will depend on whether presidential candidates, above all far-right frontrunner Marine Le Pen,
October 08, 2026
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Fed's Waller: More hikes needed, but there is 'flexibility' about the pace
US Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday that additional rate hikes will likely be needed to lower inflation to the Fed's 2%
October 08, 2026
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Bank of Japan sees broadening inflationary pressure
The Bank of Japan said price increases driven by higher raw material costs were spreading to consumer goods with some firms hiking prices more often,
October 08, 2026
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Thai central bank in no rush to raise rates, governor says
Thailand's central bank chief said on Thursday there is no rush to raise interest rates and monetary policy could not address structural issues constraining economic growth.
October 08, 2026
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Fed minutes show some officials want to prepare for market stress
Federal Reserve meeting minutes from last month’s policy meeting noted some officials believe it’s time for the central bank to get ready for bond market stress.
October 08, 2026
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Trading Day: Stocks, bonds in delicate dance
A sea of red swept across global stocks on Wednesday as the bond market selloff picked up again and lifted long-dated US yields to 24-year highs,
October 08, 2026
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Wall Street retreats from its record as stocks fall worldwide
U.S. stocks pulled back from their record
October 07, 2026
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Trump says Federal Reserve Board would like to see the country do badly
US President Donald Trump, asked by a reporter on Wednesday about mortgage rates, said the Federal Reserve Board "would like to see the country do badly".
October 08, 2026
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Wall Street ends lower, off record highs, as Treasury yields climb
Wall Street closed lower on Wednesday, as long-dated US Treasury yields resumed their climb, reviving fears about inflation and
October 07, 2026
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Fed policymakers divided over rate-hike logic in September, minutes show
Federal Reserve policymakers were divided last month over the rationale for raising interest rates, with "some participants" seeing a hike as needed
October 08, 2026
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Fed minutes: Another rate hike likely coming this year to combat persistent inflation
Most Federal Reserve officials expect that another interest rate increase will likely be needed this year to combat inflation, minutes released Wednesday from the central bank’s most recent meeting showed
October 08, 2026
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NY Fed September survey finds public expecting more near-term inflation
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October 07, 2026
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Euro drops toward 17-month lows, dollar holds gains after Fed minutes
The euro tumbled on Wednesday as French bonds came under renewed pressure on fiscal concerns, while the dollar held gains following the minutes from
October 07, 2026
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Existential threats join bubble fears as AI mood sobers at Singapore forums
Existential and financial risks posed by the artificial intelligence boom were top of mind for investors and policymakers at two conferences in Singapore
October 07, 2026
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Storm brewing
As the US third-quarter earnings season gets set to kick off, Wall Street's S&P 500 joined the Nasdaq in setting a new record high on Tuesday - its first in about six
October 07, 2026
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Fed minutes could detail rate-hike decision, policy path
A readout on Wednesday of the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting is expected to show a much broader debate than reflected in the unanimous decision
October 07, 2026
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India raises policy rate by 25 bps in first hike in nearly four years
The Indian central bank raised its benchmark repo rate INREPO=ECI by 25 basis points to 5.5% on Wednesday, marking the first rise in nearly four years amid mounting inflation and
October 07, 2026
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India joins global rate-tightening wave with first hike in nearly 4 years
India's central bank raised its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5% on Wednesday, marking the first rise in nearly four years amid
October 07, 2026
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Japan's real wages rise for eighth straight month in August
Japan's real wages rose 1.5% in August from a year earlier, marking the eighth consecutive month of gains, government data showed on Wednesday, pointing to a continued
October 07, 2026
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Trading Day: Running with the bulls
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs on Tuesday as a pause in the bond market sell-off and steady oil prices paved the way for a tech- and AI-
October 07, 2026
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New York Fed says supply chain pressures rose last month relative to August
Supply chain pressures heated up modestly in September, a report said from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Tuesday.
October 06, 2026
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Euro bounces as decline in French bond yields cools debt jitters
The euro rebounded on Tuesday and was poised for its strongest move higher in seven weeks after falling to a 17-month low on the prior day, as a
October 06, 2026
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Slowdown in money-fund cash flow hits short-term Treasuries
A stream of investor cash flowing into money-market funds has slowed significantly this year, pushing up yields on Treasury bills and
October 06, 2026
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ECB's Rehn: High yields to dampen energy price pass-through
Rapid energy inflation across the euro zone has not yet spread to other goods and services, and the recent rise in bond yields is likely to dampen price pressures as it
October 06, 2026
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High inflation has become embedded in Britain, Bank of England's Mann says
Inflation running above the Bank of England's 2% target appears to have become embedded in the British economy and risks getting further entrenched in wage negotiations early
October 06, 2026
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BOJ chief calls for more focus on anchoring inflation around target
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday it was becoming more important to anchor underlying inflation around the central bank's 2% target, signalling
October 06, 2026
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Thai September headline CPI rises 2.82% on year, below forecast
Thailand's headline consumer price index rose 2.82% in September from a year earlier, after a 2.53% annual increase in the previous month, driven by higher fuel and food
October 06, 2026
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Spain to France: hold my cerveza
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Just when markets thought Europe's political theatre could not get more crowded with the French fiscal drama, Spanish Prime
October 06, 2026
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BOJ may signal underlying inflation has hit 2% goal, sources say
The Bank of Japan may signal this month that underlying inflation has roughly hit its 2% target, three sources familiar with its thinking
October 06, 2026
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Nasdaq hits record as dollar and Treasury yields climb, oil prices ease
Wall Street equities were buoyed by advances in mega-cap stocks on Monday, as Treasury yields held near multiyear highs, the dollar advanced
October 05, 2026
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US services sector cools in September, price pressures building
US services sector activity slowed in September, while strong domestic demand stretched supply chains and pushed a measure of prices paid by businesses
October 05, 2026
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Euro drops to 17-month low on France debt concerns
The euro stumbled to a 17-month low against the dollar on Monday as concerns about France's ability to tame its budget deficit and a sharp bond market
October 05, 2026