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Thursday, 28 January, 2021

Wednesday, 20 January, 2021

Pound Sterling

Pound hits 8-month high against euro on UK economy hopes

Inflation figures and speedy vaccine rollout expected to reduce pressure on BoE to cut rates

Tuesday, 19 January, 2021

Eurozone reform

EU faces barriers to boosting single currency’s global status

Bloc yet to settle investor doubts about structure of eurozone despite weight provided by recovery fund

Tuesday, 19 January, 2021

European Central Bank

Strong euro shows limits of ECB’s power in tackling deflation

More aggressive easing may not have much impact on lifting inflation to bank’s 2% target

Wednesday, 13 January, 2021

US Treasury bonds

US Treasuries dance to different tune as fiscal policy takes precedence

Bad economic news is no longer boosting US government debt in break with tradition

Wednesday, 13 January, 2021

Sovereign bonds

Spain draws more than €130bn of orders in record sale of 10-year debt

Country’s latest bond issuance flooded with demand from ECB-supported market

Thursday, 7 January, 2021

Equities

Global stocks rise as investors shrug off chaos in Washington

Capital markets steady despite violent clashes on Capitol Hill

Wednesday, 6 January, 2021

US Treasury bonds

US government bonds sink on Georgia reflation bet

Ten-year Treasury yields breach 1% as investors bet Democrats are poised to win control of Senate

Tuesday, 5 January, 2021

News in-depthBank of England

Investors sceptical over Bank of England’s QE programme

FT survey finds big players in bond market think plan is attempt to finance government deficit

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Thursday, 31 December, 2020

News in-depthMarkets

Central bankers to retail punters: who shaped markets in 2020

Our pick of the people who captured the key moments and trends of the year

Wednesday, 30 December, 2020

Markets InsightCapital markets

Why obituaries for the bull market in bonds might be premature

The case for why fixed-income assets may defy widespread expectations of a sell-off in 2021

Thursday, 17 December, 2020

Pound Sterling

Pound heads for best week since March on UK-EU trade deal hopes

Sterling trades at its strongest since May 2018 after market moves to price in agreement

Wednesday, 16 December, 2020

News in-depthCapital markets

Spectre of higher inflation threatens historic bond rally

Some fund managers warn that the market is ‘complacent’ over risks of more rapid price growth

Friday, 11 December, 2020

News in-depthBrexit

Nine things you need to know about a no-deal Brexit

FT writers look at the impact of a failure to agree a trade deal, from sterling to food supplies

Thursday, 10 December, 2020

Currencies

Euro rallies as ECB extends bond-buying programme

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese bond yields hovered around all-time lows

Thursday, 10 December, 2020

Pound Sterling

Pound falls after ‘large gaps remain’ in UK-EU trade talks

Current level still suggests investors think a deal is likely, say analysts

Wednesday, 9 December, 2020

Emerging market investing

EM countries tap ‘red-hot’ markets in late-year borrowing spree

Lower-rated borrowers such as Montenegro have attracted investors seeking higher yields

Monday, 7 December, 2020

Pound Sterling

Pound falls as Brexit trade deal anxiety grows

Stand-off over rules governing future competition between UK and EU have shaken confidence, say strategists

Monday, 7 December, 2020

Monetary policy

Investors bet ECB will do what it takes to keep borrowing costs low

Lagarde’s interventions have helped put a lid on bond yields even for weaker borrowers

Friday, 4 December, 2020

Gilts

UK debt office faces MPs’ scrutiny over government bond deals

Questions over whether bond issues have achieved best results for taxpayers

Wednesday, 2 December, 2020

UK interest rates

Investors unwind bets that Bank of England will cut rates below zero

Vaccine breakthroughs have shifted market focus to ‘upside rather than downside risks’

Tuesday, 1 December, 2020

US Inflation

US inflation expectations hit 18-month high on vaccine hopes

Investors see ‘sugar rush’ from rebound while markets still flush with central bank cash

Sunday, 29 November, 2020

ExplainerMarket Questions

How resilient is the US jobs market?

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

Friday, 27 November, 2020

Gilts

UK inflation-linked bonds rise despite hit from RPI move

‘Counterintuitive’ rally comes after Wednesday’s decision that index is to be replaced from 2030

Thursday, 26 November, 2020

Sovereign bonds

Portugal’s 10-year bond yield drops below zero

Expectations that the ECB will expand its emergency asset purchase programme drives debt rally up

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