US Treasury yields move higher and UK Gilts suffer biggest reversal in two years

Softer economic data give Bank of England pause for thought

Dominance of Amazon and Google threatens productivity and innovation, says IMF head

Decade of stagnation leaves Rome trailing in terms of output per head

Crude-linked currencies also rally as investors eye longer production curbs

Key meeting of Turkey’s central bank less than a week away

Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe agree on N Korea, but struggle on trade

Expectations of three or even four hikes this year rise as growth worries persist

IMF urges more taxes to help pay interest that has hit levels not seen for 18 years

Physical foundations are central to a strategy to develop economy and alleviate poverty

There has been a surge of interest from beyond the traditional western sources

With $164tn owed, the world is deeper in debt than at the height of the financial crisis