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    • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
      Lloyds Banking Group PLC
      UK political uncertainty and regulatory costs put off investors, warns Lloyds chief

      Charlie Nunn also outlines plans to ease mortgage terms for struggling customers

    • Thursday, 3 November, 2022
      LexSovereign bonds
      Polish bonds: surge in 10-year yields shows high anxiety Premium content

      Investors fear Warsaw’s policy mix will make future debts less sustainable

    • Friday, 7 October, 2022
      Robin Wigglesworth
      Sterling faces more pressure as difficulties mount for UK

      For investors uncertainty, for borrowers the certainty of high interest rates

    • Monday, 3 October, 2022
      Gilts
      Investors warn of lasting damage to UK bonds after fiscal shock

      Bank of England restores relative calm but credibility has been dented and likely to drag

    • Tuesday, 27 September, 2022
      Capital markets
      Renewed selling in UK bonds ricochets across global markets

      Debt yields rise from US to Germany and the S&P 500 hits its lowest level since November 2020

    • Thursday, 1 September, 2022
      Pound Sterling
      Sterling posts worst monthly fall since wake of 2016 Brexit referendum

      UK bond and stock markets slide in August on economic and political jitters

    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      US-China relations
      Taiwan tensions force multinationals to rethink China risk

      Companies draw up contingency plans for potential Sino-US conflict that could be the ‘next Ukraine’

    • Friday, 10 June, 2022
      Pound Sterling
      Investors bet against pound over ‘dire’ threat of stagflation

      Traders question how far the Bank of England can raise rates in the face of cost of living crisis

    • Friday, 8 April, 2022
      Corporate bonds
      European credit funds hit by outflows of almost €14bn in first quarter

      Surging inflation stoked by the war in Ukraine has hurt the region’s corporate bonds

    • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
      French presidential election
      Le Pen’s poll surge rattles French bonds and bank stocks

      Investors price in greater political risk before Sunday’s first round of voting

    • Friday, 11 March, 2022
      Asset allocation
      Big investors to shift billions from bonds into stock markets

      Equity inflows could reach $230bn in the coming weeks as funds rebalance their portfolios, says JPMorgan

    • Tuesday, 22 February, 2022
      Markets InsightKatie Martin
      Ukraine conflict: the risks looming for investors

      Rising energy costs may worsen inflation shock and sap economic growth

    • Thursday, 3 February, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Hedge funds bet on beaten-down Russia and Ukraine assets

      Nervous institutional investors still steering clear owing to rising political risks

    • Friday, 21 January, 2022
      Pound Sterling
      Pound shrugs off uncertainty over Boris Johnson’s future

      Sterling — often a barometer of political instability — has barely wavered during the prime minister’s crisis

    • Friday, 17 September, 2021
      Turkish economy
      High yields tempt wary investors back into Turkish debt

      Ankara raised $2.3bn in a bond deal this week but many remain sceptical of Erdogan government

    • Monday, 10 May, 2021
      Pound Sterling
      Pound hits highest level since February as election results dim risks

      UK government bonds fall in price as concerns over Scottish independence referendum fade

    • Friday, 12 March, 2021
      Gilts
      Japanese investors buy UK government bonds at record rate in early 2021

      Reduction in risk from Brexit and negative rates have boosted appeal of British debt

    • Monday, 22 February, 2021
      Petrobras
      Brazilian markets rattled by Bolsonaro’s removal of Petrobras chief

      Oil producer’s shares fall and currency slides over fears of more state intervention

    • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
      Markets InsightMohamed El-Erian
      Crises facing Biden threaten to create vicious cycles

      New US president must combine agile political manoeuvring with smart economic policy

    • Saturday, 21 November, 2020
      Inside LondonEva Szalay
      Brexit crunch time? Traders say maybe later

      Currency markets are pricing in a deal but no longer believe in deadlines

    • Thursday, 5 November, 2020
      Markets brace for US election
      US election sucks air out of the reflation trade

      Prospect of divided Congress and more modest economic stimulus has had big effect on markets

    • Friday, 30 October, 2020
      Trump vs Biden: essential reading
      Trump vs Biden: 4 policy plans US stock investors are watching

      Wall Street homes in on taxes, infrastructure spending, tech regulation and energy

    • Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
      Markets brace for US election
      Investors bet US recovery will force long-term bond yields higher

      Money managers wager ‘blue wave’ in US election and good news on Covid could reduce uncertainty

    • Monday, 19 October, 2020
      Pound Sterling
      Pound steady as investors shrug off warning of no EU-UK trade deal

      Lack of sterling sensitivity displays Brexit fatigue

    • Tuesday, 13 October, 2020
      Markets brace for US election
      US investors pivot to ‘blue wave’ as odds favour Biden

      Markets shift towards small-cap companies and value shares over growth stocks

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