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    • Saturday, 18 March, 2023
      Container shipping
      World’s biggest container groups defend bumper dividends

      Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd deliver big payouts to investors despite threat of falling profits

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Gilts
      Hunt’s record borrowing plans shrugged off by investors

      UK chancellor pencils in £241bn of gilt sales next year

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Markets
      US stocks close lower amid renewed sell-off in bank shares

      Investors fret over value of lenders’ bond portfolios and direction of central banks’ next interest rate moves

    • Monday, 13 March, 2023
      Silicon Valley Bank
      SVB collapse forces rethink on interest rates and hits bank stocks

      Two-year US Treasury bond yields record biggest one-day drop since 1987

    • Friday, 10 March, 2023
      European Central Bank
      Investors nervously watch for impact of ECB shrinking its bond holdings

      Overall borrowing costs for eurozone governments have risen sharply in the past year

    • Thursday, 9 March, 2023
      Global Economy
      Inflation: it was the weather wot did it

      Hot damn

    • Tuesday, 7 March, 2023
      US equities
      US stocks hit after Powell’s hawkish rate comments

      Fed chair says more aggressive action could be required if economy grows too quickly

    • Monday, 6 March, 2023
      Commodities
      Commodities sell off on lacklustre China growth target

      Coal and iron ore lead markets lower as analysts predict ‘uncertain environment’

    • Saturday, 4 March, 2023
      UK interest rates
      Surge in UK rate expectations prompts Bank of England pushback

      Stubbornly high US inflation has sparked a global repricing in interest rate markets

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      Equities
      US stocks edge higher despite latest economic data and dollar strengthens

      US jobless claims drop to 190,000, lower than the 195,000 predicted

    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      Pound Sterling
      Investors expect further sterling gains from Sunak’s Brexit deal

      UK-EU agreement over Northern Ireland should help the pound though dollar’s strength will dampen recovery, analysts say

    • Sunday, 26 February, 2023
      Sovereign bonds
      Record-breaking global bond rally crumbles as fresh inflation fears grip investors

      Fixed income markets reverse gains since start of year in ‘reality check’ over path of interest rates

    • Saturday, 25 February, 2023
      Capital markets
      Bond rout of 2022 ended ‘golden age’ for fixed income

      Four decades of equity-like returns were a historical exception, study shows

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      News in-depthWar in Ukraine
      Global markets ride Ukraine war roller-coaster

      Wild moves were seen after Russia’s invasion but while inflation remains high many have adjusted to the disruption

    • Thursday, 23 February, 2023
      Aerospace & Defence
      Defence industry shares soar on western backing for Ukraine

      Realisation that conflict is likely to drag on fuels 30 per cent rally since October

    • Sunday, 19 February, 2023
      Corporate bonds
      Investors pour record sums into high-grade corporate bonds

      Higher yields and worries about riskier debt fuel stampede into investment-grade market

    • Saturday, 18 February, 2023
      US Dollar
      Dollar bounces back as US economy defies doubters

      Currency picks up after falling more than 11% since October

    • Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
      Equities
      US stocks edge up after unexpected jump in retail sales

      Strong economic data spurs bets Fed will have to continue lifting interest rates to tame inflation

    • Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
      UK inflation
      Sterling drops as inflation data points to Bank of England pause

      Pound hits six-week low on bets UK monetary tightening is nearly over, while US rates may have further to rise

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Equities
      US stocks stabilise after inflation data raises interest rate fears

      Consumer price index puts policy pressure on Federal Reserve

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Turkish economy
      Turkey leans on pension funds to prop up stock market

      Order to boost equity holdings comes as market prepares to reopen after earthquake triggered sell-off

    • Monday, 13 February, 2023
      Equities
      US stocks rise as investors look to inflation data

      Traders await further clues on pace of interest rate rises

    • Saturday, 11 February, 2023
      Artificial intelligence
      Artificial intelligence stocks soar on ChatGPT hype

      Analysts warn of ‘speculative’ bubble as some shares more than double in value this year

    • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
      Turkish economy
      Turkey stock market closes for five days after earthquake triggers sell-off

      Borsa Istanbul will cancel Wednesday’s trades after 7 per cent slump

    • Monday, 6 February, 2023
      Equities
      Stocks and government bonds fall as investors worry over US rate rises

      Sell-off in Treasuries picks up after Atlanta Fed president warns of higher peak in borrowing costs

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