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Sovereign bonds

  • Sunday, 1 June, 2025
    US budget
    Treasury secretary Bessent insists US will ‘never default’ on its debt

    Trump administration official seeks to assuage growing investor concern over the country’s public finances

    Scott Bessent, US Treasury secretary, during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York on May 23
  • Sunday, 1 June, 2025
    US economy
    Dollar’s correlation with Treasury yields breaks down

    Investors’ concerns about US policymaking and Fed independence weigh on greenback and bonds

    A montage of the US Treasury Department in Washington with dollar bills and line chart in the background
  • Saturday, 31 May, 2025
    Japanese government bonds
    Japan faces big decisions on tackling bond market volatility

    Fiscal worries and demographic changes knock demand for super-long bonds

    The old and new buildings of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
  • Friday, 30 May, 2025
    US Treasury bonds
    Dimon warns US bond market will ‘crack’ under pressure from rising debt

    JPMorgan Chase chief calls on Trump administration to set country on better fiscal path

    Jamie Dimon
  • Friday, 30 May, 2025
    Ukraine
    Ukraine to miss payment on GDP-linked debt

    Default will not have wider implications for country’s bonds

    Rescuers work to extinguish a fire in a trolleybus depot after a drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine on May 30 2025
  • Thursday, 29 May, 2025
    UnhedgedRobert Armstrong
    SLR reform and the ‘doom loop’ Premium content

    Encouraging banks to buy Treasuries has downsides

    A montage of Scott Bessent and the US Treasury seal
  • Thursday, 29 May, 2025
    Katie Martin
    The bond vigilantes are on the prowl

    In a number of key markets, investors are losing patience with governments still wanting to borrow like there’s no tomorrow

    A Wall Street sign
  • Wednesday, 28 May, 2025
    Argentina
    Argentina raises $1bn in international bond auction in boost for Milei

    Peso-denominated sovereign bond offered in dollars will increase country’s foreign currency reserves

    President Javier Milei arrives at a Mass to mark the anniversary of the formation of Argentina’s first independent government in Buenos Aires on May 25 2025
  • Wednesday, 28 May, 2025
    Lex
    Japan’s rising long-term debt costs ripple around the world Premium content

    Sharp climb in Tokyo’s bond yields has potential to push up borrowing costs elsewhere

    A bride and groom pose in front of the Bank of Japan
  • Wednesday, 28 May, 2025
    US Treasury bonds
    Look at JGBs, they’re the captain now

    Ground zero for the global duration dump

  • Wednesday, 28 May, 2025
    Japanese government bonds
    Japan’s 40-year bond sale draws weakest demand since July

    Long-dated debt sells off as concerns mount over world’s third-largest market

  • Tuesday, 27 May, 2025
    Unhedged Podcast22 min listen
    The ‘big beautiful’ budget vs the bond market

    Will the bond market reign in US federal spending?

  • Tuesday, 27 May, 2025
    Japanese government bonds
    Japanese bonds rally on hopes of less supply

    Finance ministry survey appears designed to confirm that demand for super long-dated JGBs is low

    A montage featuring the Bank of Japan building and Japanese yen notes
  • Tuesday, 27 May, 2025
    Edward Luce
    America’s rising ‘moron premium’

    Trump’s mercurial war on economic orthodoxy is making markets jittery

    Illustration of Trump being crushed by a giant treasury bond
  • Tuesday, 27 May, 2025
    Markets InsightMarieke Blom
    Now is the time to reopen the Eurozone bond debate

    The EU now has a unique chance to capitalise on investor doubts about the US and promote the euro as a reserve currency

    The euro sign is prominently displayed in front of the former European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt
  • Tuesday, 27 May, 2025
    Gilts
    UK turns to shorter-term borrowing as fiscal pressure mounts

    Head of Debt Management Office says demand for long-term gilts is waning

    A person enters the HM Treasury building
  • Monday, 26 May, 2025
    Sovereign debt
    Ür-ESG, Brazil and the Rothschilds

    How to lend money and influence people

  • Monday, 26 May, 2025
    UK economy
    Reeves squeezed by rising borrowing costs and spending pressures

    Market turmoil adds strain to UK chancellor’s fiscal plans as fears over US debt increase

    Montage shows Rachel Reeves against a data background
  • Friday, 23 May, 2025
    Japanese economy
    Japan inflation climbs at fastest rate in more than 2 years

    High food prices pile pressure on central bank and unpopular Ishiba government

    People walk through Omotesando shopping street in Tokyo
  • Friday, 23 May, 2025
    US Treasury bonds
    Investors shift away from US bond market on fears over Trump policies

    Worries about trade wars and a rising debt load have shaken faith in the Treasury market

  • Thursday, 22 May, 2025
    Gillian Tett
    The market entrails look worrying after Trump’s ‘Triple B’ budget

    Investor unease at the US’s fiscal position is growing

    Illustration of a crumpled dollar as a ball that is connected to a chain
  • Thursday, 22 May, 2025
    US Treasury bonds
    The Japanese government bond market is in trouble

    The return of the bond vigilantes . . . in Japan?

  • Thursday, 22 May, 2025
    US Treasury bonds
    US government bonds drop as worries over Trump’s tax bill flare up

    Stocks also slide after lacklustre $16bn auction for 20-year Treasuries

    A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
  • Thursday, 22 May, 2025
    Markets InsightWenxin Du
    A mooted fix for the Treasury market may actually increase systemic risk

    While an easing of capital rules is intended to boost banks, it could also bolster the huge bets of leveraged hedge funds

    Silicon Valley Bank customers wait in line at SVBs headquarters in Santa Clara, California on March 13, 2023
  • Thursday, 22 May, 2025
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Will Germany ban the far-right AfD?

    New chancellor is sceptical that prohibiting the party will curb its appeal

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