CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - Uncertainty surrounding the U.S.-Iran peace talks as well as anxiety ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's comments at the European Central Bank Forum on Central Banking impacted market sentiment on Wednesday morning. The keenly anticipated jobs data due from the U.S. on…
The cost of capping fuel prices in Poland for just over three months due to the conflict in the Middle East amounted to around 4.7 billion zlotys ($1.25 billion), the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday.
Czechs retail investors ordered around 80 billion crowns ($3.76 billion) worth of bonds offered by the Finance Ministry to the public by the June 28 deadline, the ministry said on Wednesday.Payment for the bonds is due on July 7 and the issue of the three bonds with maturity from three months to fi…
US MBA 30-YEAR FIXED CONTRACT MORTGAGE RATE 6.57% IN JUNE 26 WEEK; -2 BPS VS 1 WEEK AGO, UNCHANGED VS 4 WEEKS AGO, -22 BPS VS 1 YEAR AGO
By Mike DolanWhat matters in U.S. and global markets todayBy Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and MarketsThe new month, quarter and second half kicked off in a cautious mood, with U.S. Treasury yields jumping overnight as the June jobs report looms, and investors are already looking ahead to th…
Investors worry about possible inflationary pressures from an anticipated increase in U.K. government spending, UBS Global Research strategists say in a note. The government announced a 15 billion pounds ($19.9 billion) defense investment plan for the current parliamentary term which ends in fiscal…
1035 GMT - Europe will have a big role to play in the next stage of the artificial intelligence economy, OpenAI Chief Economist Ronnie Chatterji says at the ECB Forum on central banking in Sintra. Europe has lagged the U.S. in foundational AI research, but the next stage of innovation lies in diffu…
U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar rise in European trade, helped by U.S. rate-hike expectations but also likely by position adjustments as a new quarter gets underway. Recent solid U.S. data maintain expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. "The dollar has pushed higher ag…
1028 GMT - U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar rise in European trade, helped by U.S. rate-hike expectations but also likely by position adjustments as a new quarter gets underway. Recent solid U.S. data maintain expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. "The dollar has pushe…
Staff WriterEgypt has raised 80 billion yen ($500 million) through a private placement of sustainability–linked Samurai bonds, with tenors of five and 10 years, as part of the government’s debt strategy which aims to diversify borrowing sources and lower debt servicing costs.The shorter tranche is…
Euro zone bond yields rose slightly on Wednesday after Iran said it would not meet U.S. delegates for talks in Qatar, casting doubt on the peace process, and as moves in U.S. Treasuries spilled over into Europe.Yet shorter-dated euro zone yields dipped after data showed inflation slowed more than e…
By Ed BallardU.S. stock futures are slipping as investors await comments by Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh that will be closely parsed for clues about the path of interest rates.U.S. Treasury yields are little changed after rising yesterday on strong job-opening numbers that supported the case for rate h…
The European Commission, on behalf of the European Union, carried out on Wednesday an EU-Bills auction. The results of this auction are as follows:* in millions of euros
Arion Bank‘s Pillar II capital requirement is 2.0% from 30 June 2026, an increase of 0.1 percentage points from last year‘s review.The Financial Supervisory Authority of the Central Bank of Iceland evaluates risk factors in the operations of financial institutions in the Supervisory Review and Eval…
UK 10-year gilt yields climbed toward 4.8%, rebounding from two-month lows and tracking a surprise rise in US Treasury yields.This followed the latest JOLTS report, which showed job openings at a two-year high, while analysts expect another strong June non-farm payrolls report, reinforcing bets tha…
Eurozone government bond yields remain unmoved by flash estimate June inflation data and remain higher on the day. Headline June inflation came in at 2.8%, down from 3.2% in May, and below analyst expectations of 3.0% in the Wall Street Journal's poll. Weaker data came as less of a surprise as it f…
“The dollar is squeezing higher, the yen is sliding without Tokyo’s usual bark, gold is cracking under the weight of higher-rate risk, and the UK’s latest ‘black hole’ story looks more political theatre than fiscal earthquake,” said Patrick Munnelly, market strategy partner at TickMill.Brent crude…
By Miriam MukuruThe U.K.'s Debt Management Office sold 1.25 billion pounds ($1.66 billion) in August 2031-dated, index-linked gilts at an auction on Wednesday, it said.The following are results of the auction, with amounts in pounds. Figures in brackets are data from the previous auction, held on M…
By Sumit SahaGold fell for a third consecutive session on Wednesday, as rising U.S. Treasury yields and growing bets that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates pressured the non-yielding metal.Spot gold TVC:GOLD was down 0.8% at $3,974.75 per ounce as of 0849 GMT, after touching its lowest…
By Miriam MukuruThe U.K.'s Debt Management Office sold 1.25 billion pounds ($1.66 billion) in August 2031-dated, index-linked gilts at an auction on Wednesday, it said.The following are results of the auction, with amounts in pounds. Figures in brackets are data from the previous auction, held on M…
