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    Mary McDougall

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    Mary reports on sovereign debt and foreign exchange markets. She previously covered tax and before that was an investment writer at Investors’ Chronicle. She was named personal finance journalist of the year at the Wincott Awards in 2022.
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    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
      Global inflation
      Investors expect higher interest rates as inflation pressures mount

      Markets switch from betting on economic slowdown to expecting tighter policy for longer

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast12 min listen
      The housing supply problem: Part I

      Australian government refers PwC tax leak scandal to police

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      UK inflation
      Gilt yields soar towards mini-Budget levels after inflation disappoints

      Despite fall to single figures, April’s consumer price inflation of 8.7% is significantly above BoE’s forecast

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      Gilts
      Traders predict more trouble ahead for UK bond market

      Gilt yields rise after string of stronger than expected inflation data

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      US inflation
      Investors bet Fed will keep interest rates higher for longer

      Traders reduce wagers on US rate cuts after buoyant economic data

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      Sovereign bonds
      Yield on Greece sovereign debt falls to lowest level against Italy for 24 years

      Greek bond prices surge on PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s election victory

    • Saturday, 20 May, 2023
      Greece
      Bets against Greek bonds hit highest level since 2014

      Investors’ nerves mount over the possibility of political paralysis after this weekend’s election

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      Emerging market investing
      Investors snap up local currency bonds as dollar debt loses allure

      Falling inflation and high interest rates in emerging markets attract investor flows

    • Friday, 19 May, 2023
      Amundi
      Fund manager Amundi shifts assets from US to China

      Paris-based firm attracted by valuations and says investors have priced in ‘too much risk’

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
      Demographics and population
      Ageing populations ‘already hitting’ governments’ credit ratings

      Higher rates combined with rising pensions and healthcare costs are set to weigh on states’ finances

    • Monday, 15 May, 2023
      Turkish economy
      Turkish default protection costs soar as Erdoğan leads presidential vote

      Cost of credit default swaps records biggest rise in two years, while bonds sell off

    • Sunday, 14 May, 2023
      Markets
      Will US retail sales rebound as inflation cools?

      Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    • Sunday, 14 May, 2023
      News in-depthGreek economy
      Greece’s ‘greatest turnround’: from junk to investment grade

      After more than a decade of bailouts and painful austerity measures, the country has rebounded

    • Saturday, 13 May, 2023
      Corporate bonds
      Investors predict ‘imminent’ US high-yield bond sell off

      Tighter lending puts focus on spread between high yield and Treasuries

    • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
      Pound Sterling
      Banks turn bullish on sterling as it trades close to one-year high against dollar

      Analysts expect further strength as UK economy performs better than expected

    • Sunday, 7 May, 2023
      US inflation
      Will US inflation continue to fall?

      Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    • Saturday, 6 May, 2023
      Central banks
      Investors bet on ‘great divergence’ between Fed and ECB

      Market pricing indicates US monetary tightening is over but has further to run in euro area

    • Friday, 5 May, 2023
      Gilts
      Flood of bond sales pushes up UK borrowing costs

      Investors point to record debt supply as gilt yields climb above those on US Treasuries

    • Sunday, 30 April, 2023
      ExplainerMarket Questions
      Will the Fed deliver its tenth straight rate rise?

      Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    • Saturday, 29 April, 2023
      Italian economy
      Hedge funds retreat from bets against Italian bonds

      Short sellers pull back after fall in gas prices and less political turbulence than expected

    • Sunday, 23 April, 2023
      ExplainerMarket Questions
      How fast is the eurozone recovering from the impact of high gas prices?

      Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    • Friday, 21 April, 2023
      ESG investing
      Climate penalties to be built in to more debt issuances

      Sovereign issuers plan ‘sustainability-linked bonds’ as a way of trying to woo ethical investors

    • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
      UK interest rates
      Investors bolster bets on higher UK interest rates

      Market expectations that borrowing costs will peak at 5% are at odds with BoE message

    • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
      US Dollar
      Investors bet US dollar has further to fall

      Improving European growth and potential US recession expected to put pressure on greenback

    • Thursday, 13 April, 2023
      Euro
      Euro surges to 12-month high as investors bet on more ECB rate rises

      Brighter economic outlook boosts the common currency as dollar retreats on prospect of end to US monetary tightening

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