Bond/Debt market

Tech stocks struggle on AI spending worries, elevated yields

OpenAI’s reported revenue fell short of projections, damping investor sentiment.

Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh released from US ICE detention, campaign says

Le Pen eyes bond markets with promise of bigger spending cuts if far right wins presidency

French far-right leader and member of parliament Marine Le Pen, President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party parliamentary group, attends a debate with other candidates for the 2027 French presidential election during the MEDEF summer forum \"La Rencontre des Entrepreneurs de France, La REF\" in Paris, France, August 27, 2026. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

News analysis

Worse than Greece? Financial markets are singling out France for a 2010-style sovereign debt crisis

Once a safe haven, France faces bond market mayhem as borrowing costs surge to 15-year highs.

US dollar at 17-month high as global bond rout hits euro

The dollar index, which measures the US currency against six rivals, was at 102.08, set for a 1% gain this week, its third consecutive weekly gain.

Asian stocks dip, bonds in focus after torrid September

Bond yields surged in September as prices tumbled, with soaring energy costs sparking inflation fears and the AI boom boosting economic growth.

El Nino to compound drag on South-east Asian debt, analysts say

A Thai official noted in early September that El Nino will be among the key drivers for inflation later this year.

US 30-year treasury yield rises to highest level since 2002

Yields on the US Treasury’s longest-dated bond rose for a sixth straight day.

Stocks wobble as bonds slump to monthly loss

The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield spiked to a 19-year high above 5.27% overnight.

Gold hits seven-week low as oil surge fuels rate hike bets

Spot gold was down 3.8% at US$4,121.58 per ounce, after falling as much as US$4,110.55, its lowest since Aug 5.

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