Government borrowing/Debt

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.

US debt crosses $50 trillion threshold after doubling under Trump and Biden

A man passing by the National Debt Clock in New York City on Aug 19. The US Treasury’s daily cash and debt balances statement showed total public debt outstanding at US$40.047 trillion on Aug 18.

UNESCO urges wider use of debt-for-education swaps

UNESCO has urged governments and international lenders to expand debt-for-education swaps to tackle a worsening education financing crisis.

Defence resignation exposes spending bind for Starmer - and any challengers

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey meet with BAE system apprentices during a joint visit in Barrow-in-Furness, Britain, on March 20, 2025. OLI SCARFF/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

UN chief Guterres says money owed by US is ‘non-negotiable’

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to delegates during a meeting on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at U.N. headquarters in New York City.

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