Government borrowing/Debt

Brazil election: Five economic challenges facing Brazil’s re-elected President Lula

Leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s (right) won Brazil’s runoff election on Oct 25 and is set to begin his fourth term in January.

Treasuries surge as worldwide worries spark rush to safety

A French police officer extinguishing burning bicycles during a demonstration against the cost of living and rising fuel prices in Paris on Oct 17.

France is no longer in control of its destiny

French students, protesting against dilapidated schools and diminished life chances, have blocked nearly half of the country’s high schools in the past few weeks.

Thank the bond vigilantes – they’re doing what politicians won’t

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva after their fireside chat at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy on Oct 7.

Global bond sell-off rolls on, US 30-year yield at highest since 2004

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has taken extraordinary measures to try to contain rising borrowing costs but to little avail, as yields have continued to climb.

Tumbling global government bonds put yields on brink of 4%

Yields on 10-year US Treasury bonds on Sept 23 jumped the most since April 2025 despite interventions by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

France’s debt climbs to highest since 1995: Ministry

A ministry source told reporters the public debt will reach 119.3 per cent of GDP in 2026.

From petrodollar to AI dollar: Can the greenback continue to rule?

The dollar could retain its pre-eminence by becoming the main currency in which AI is purchased, financed and traded.

News analysis

How Japan’s bond rout is turning the tide of global capital

The Bank of Japan is widely expected to raise interest rates when it meets later in September.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 20, 2026

An electronic display showing the national debt in Washington, DC on Aug 19.

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