U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.3% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 was flat in morning trading. Sodexo climbed 6.4% and Amplifon rose 5.3%. On the…
By Junko FujitaJapanese government bonds tumbled on Thursday on renewed fiscal concerns, while AI-related heavyweights dragged down the Nikkei share average after an overnight tech selloff on Wall Street.The yen rose sharply against the dollar, with traders alert to the prospect of intervention to…
U.S. futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.3% and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 0.1%. Changes in futures do not necessarily predict movements after the opening bell.In Europe, the Stoxx Europe 600 was flat in morning trading. Sodexo climbed 6.4% and Amplifon rose 5.3%. On the…
Yields on U.K. government bonds, or gilts, rise, tracking U.S. Treasury yields ahead of U.S. jobs data due to be released at 1230 GMT. Investors are bracing for potentially strong jobs data that could raise the prospects of the U.S. Federal Reserve increasing interest rates in the near term, IG ana…
Eurozone government bond yields rise, tracking U.S. Treasury yields higher. The day's focus will be on U.S. employment data later in the day, as well as bond supply from Spain and France. The highly-awaited panel debate Wednesday at the European Central Bank's forum in Sintra between Federal Reserv…
By Amanda CooperEuro zone government bond yields edged higher on Thursday, but remained near this week's lows, as investors dialled down their expectations for the European Central Bank to aggressively raise interest rates this year.ECB President Christine Lagarde said on Wednesday the risks to eur…
By Rodrigo CamposArgentina faces a foreign-currency debt test in 2027, the year President Javier Milei is expected to seek re-election, but investors are increasingly confident he can find a way through as fiscal discipline and economic stability improve.The South American country is looking at ove…
France's state budget deficit narrowed to EUR 93.3 billion in January–May 2026 from EUR 94.0 billion in the same period last year, as revenue growth outpaced spending.General budget revenues increased 6.0% year-on-year to EUR 149.5 billion, while expenditures rose 3.5% to EUR 222.1 billion.Excludin…
Round-up of South Korean financial markets:** South Korean shares fell nearly 8% on Thursday and posted their lowest close in more than three weeks, dragged down by a global selloff in chipmakers as Meta Platforms' plan to sell computing power raised questions over excess AI capacity. The won weake…
By Leika KiharaThe Bank of Japan should continue to raise interest rates at a moderate pace to rectify excessive yen declines, Toshihiro Nagahama, a government panel member known as an economic aide to dovish Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, said on Thursday.Nagahama also said the Takaichi administra…
0631 GMT - The dollar edges lower ahead of the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report at 1230 GMT as investors look for evidence on whether the Federal Reserve should raise interest rates as markets expect. With the U.S. and Iran signing a memorandum of understanding in June to end the war, the U.S. labor ma…
Japan's upcoming public and private investment plans require careful attention to the risks of intensifying inflationary pressures and destabilizing the Japanese economy, says Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities strategist Naomi Muguruma. As the Bank of Japan's latest tankan survey signals tha…
Government bond issuance in the eurozone will come from Spain and France for a combined volume of up to 20.75 billion euros. Spain will auction 5 billion to 6 billion euros in May 2031-, April 2034- and October 2036-dated nominal bonds, plus a further 250 million to 750 million euros in November 20…
By Khushi MalhotraIndian government bonds gained in early trade on Thursday, shrugging off a jump in U.S. Treasury yields, supported by easing oil prices and growing foreign appetite in anticipation of their potential inclusion in a Bloomberg bond index.The benchmark 6.94% 2036 bond yield (IN069436…
U.S. Treasury yields rise in Asian trade across maturities as economic data remain solid. Thursday's focus will be on the June employment data, to be published a day earlier due to the holiday on Friday. "An outcome around expectations--and note that the outcome has surprised on the upside over the…
The U.S. Treasury yield curve has flattened over recent weeks despite an offsetting fall in inflation expectations, and could even invert, Capital Economics' James Reilly says in a note. "We wouldn't be surprised if this curve inverted, but we don't think a U.S. recession is likely," the senior mar…
0532 GMT - The U.S. Treasury yield curve has flattened over recent weeks despite an offsetting fall in inflation expectations, and could even invert, Capital Economics' James Reilly says in a note. "We wouldn't be surprised if this curve inverted, but we don't think a U.S. recession is likely," the…
0520 GMT - The outlook for government bonds has improved amid easing geopolitical tensions and falling energy prices, analysts at The Investment Institute by UniCredit say in a note. However, they reckon that the cautious stance of central banks is likely to prevent a significant decline in yields…
The outlook for government bonds has improved amid easing geopolitical tensions and falling energy prices, analysts at The Investment Institute by UniCredit say in a note. However, they reckon that the cautious stance of central banks is likely to prevent a significant decline in yields. They expec…
0515 GMT - There is more value in eurozone government bonds than in U.S. Treasurys, according to The Investment Institute by UniCredit. The reason for this view is that the U.S. is more exposed to fiscal risks, its analysts say. In the eurozone, they envisage the 10-year Italian BTP-German Bund yie…
