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  • Friday, 13 December, 2019
    Pound Sterling
    Tory election win drives UK assets sharply higher

    Sterling springs higher while bonds decline on fresh burst of clarity for outlook

    updated
  • Friday, 13 December, 2019
    Pound Sterling
    Sterling surges as Tory victory sends jolt through markets

    UK currency at its highest level against US dollar since June 2018

  • Thursday, 12 December, 2019
    European Central Bank
    Banks curb their appetite for cheap ECB funding

    Lenders reduce long-term borrowing as chief Christine Lagarde urges caution

  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
    Morgan Stanley
    Morgan Stanley fined €20m over European bond trades

    Bank to appeal after French regulator imposed fine for ‘aggressive’ market activity

  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
    AnalysisEuropean Central Bank
    Investors show lack of faith in ECB’s inflation credentials

    Market expectations for future inflation keep sliding away from central bank’s target

  • Sunday, 8 December, 2019
    Capital markets
    Hedge funds deepened repo market chaos, says BIS

    Bank for International Settlements point to firms’ thirst for borrowed cash to fire up returns

  • Sunday, 8 December, 2019
    ExplainerMarket Questions
    Will sterling hold its gains through the UK general election?

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

  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2019
    Tail RiskEurozone economy
    Bond investors sniff chance of German spending shift

    Prices dip on cracks in ‘black zero’ fiscal policy but long-term impact is unclear

  • Monday, 2 December, 2019
    Markets InsightEmerging market investing
    ‘Tourists’ help fuel risky emerging market bond sales

    Low yields in developed world prompt investors to search further afield

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  • Monday, 2 December, 2019
    Sovereign bonds
    Banks urged to clean up government bond sale practices

    Standards body set up after series of scandals pushes for ‘fairness’ in bond sales

  • Friday, 29 November, 2019
    Eurozone economy
    Eurozone at risk of Japan-style stagnation, Fitch warns

    Rating agency says Greece, Italy and Portugal most likely to follow deflationary path

  • Sunday, 24 November, 2019
    ExplainerMarket Questions
    Is Germany’s economy over the worst?

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

  • Friday, 22 November, 2019
    Tail RiskSovereign bonds
    Bond markets no longer care about deficits

    Investors describe a pivot to fiscal policy as central banks seem to be out of ammo

  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2019
    African economy
    Angola raises $3bn from yield-starved bond investors

    IMF warns of ‘borrowing binge’ among already indebted economies

  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2019
    ExplainerCharts that Matter
    Why the global shortage of safe assets is getting worse

    Limited supply of government bonds could keep yields low or negative

  • Monday, 18 November, 2019
    Special ReportFTfm: Fixed Income
    Sub-zero bond yields turn economic logic on its head

    Even Greece now issues negative yielding debt as number of countries paid to borrow grows

  • Friday, 15 November, 2019
    AnalysisUK general election
    Will Corbyn’s spending plans trigger a crisis?

    Investors say Labour proposals can be financed but some economists fear money will be wasted

  • Thursday, 14 November, 2019
    Sovereign bonds
    Fingers point at hedge funds after Japan bond sell-off

    Trend-following investors switched bets after price crossed key threshold

  • Thursday, 14 November, 2019
    Sveriges Riksbank
    Riksbank dumps Canadian and Australian debt in green push

    Swedish central bank to avoid regional bonds with ‘large climate footprint’ for reserves

  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2019
    Tail RiskUS Treasury bonds
    Don’t call time on the big bond rally just yet

    Investors have taken some profits after an epic rally in fixed-income

  • Friday, 8 November, 2019
    Banks
    French regulator seeks €25m fine for Morgan Stanley bond trades

    Bank denies manipulating French and Belgian prices in 2015

  • Friday, 8 November, 2019
    Greece debt crisis
    Greece on mend as debt rehabilitation gathers pace

    Investors now see Athens as a safer eurozone bet than Italy

  • Thursday, 7 November, 2019
    Sovereign bonds
    US-China trade optimism turns European yields positive

    Investors dump negative-yielding debt as fears of global slowdown recede

  • Thursday, 7 November, 2019
    Sovereign bonds
    Italy surpasses Greece as euro area’s riskiest borrower

    Yield-hungry investors have snapped up debt from former euro area crisis spots

  • Thursday, 7 November, 2019
    Gilts
    Pimco cools on UK government debt as election nears

    Spending pledges by all major parties fan concerns on bond prices

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