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    Mary McDougall

    Bonds and currencies reporter

    Mary reports on sovereign debt and foreign exchange markets. She previously covered tax and before that was an investment writer at Investors’ Chronicle. She was named personal finance journalist of the year at the Wincott Awards in 2022.
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    • Sunday, 24 September, 2023
      Eurozone inflation
      How fast is eurozone inflation falling?

      Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    • Sunday, 24 September, 2023
      Sovereign bonds
      Hedge funds rush to unwind bets against gilts

      Short positions in UK government debt this week fell to their lowest level since at least 2006

    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      Currencies
      US dollar hits six-month high as markets accept new interest rate regime

      Stocks and bonds weaken after Federal Reserve signals rate cuts will take place only gradually

      US Twenty dollar bills
    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      Sovereign bonds
      Brazil aims to raise $2bn from debut sustainable bond sale

      Green debt issuance will be a test of investor appetite for Lula’s environmental agenda

      A Brazililan federal agency officer taking part in an operation against deforestation in the Amazon in February 2023
    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      UK inflation
      Investors slash bets on UK rate rise after inflation falls to 6.7%

      Economists expected higher oil prices to push up inflation

      Someone holding a shopping basket
    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2023
      Global Economy
      Global debt pile hits record high of $307tn

      IIF warns countries will have to allocate more to interest expenses as debt as a share of GDP starts to rise again

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    • Sunday, 17 September, 2023
      US interest rates
      Has the Federal Reserve finished raising rates?

      Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      Eurozone interest rates
      ECB raises rates to all-time high

      Quarter-point increase comes despite faltering growth in the eurozone

      The ECB building in Frankfurt
    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      UK economy
      UK economy contracts as wet weather and strikes hit activity

      Output drops 0.5% between June and July, a larger fall than had been forecast

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    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      Sovereign bonds
      European governments go direct to citizens to fund borrowing

      One of the aims of retail bond sales is to press banks into raising savers’ interest rates

    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
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      IPO within Arm’s reach

      BP’s chief executive Bernard Looney resigns

    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      UK employment
      UK wages grow at 7.8% despite slowing jobs market

      Average pay now growing faster than inflation, reinforcing Bank of England’s concerns

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    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
      Why the euro is on a losing streak

      Google prepares for biggest US antitrust showdown since Microsoft

    • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
      European Central Bank
      Will the ECB deliver one more rate rise?

      Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    • Saturday, 9 September, 2023
      National Bank of Poland
      Polish zloty’s fall highlights tricky balancing act of central banks

      Sell-off may serve as a warning to those considering interest rate cuts while inflation remains high

      Central bank governor Adam Glapiński speaking during a press conference in November
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      Greece debt crisis
      Greece credit rating raised to investment grade for first time since debt crisis

      DBRS Morningstar’s upgrade expected to lead to a series of similar upward revisions from junk status

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    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      Euro
      Euro suffers eight-week losing streak as economy falters

      Steady decline against dollar reflects growing gulf with more robust US performance

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    • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
      Corporate bonds
      US and European companies rush to issue debt before rate decisions

      Barclays, Nestlé and Toyota issue bonds on Wednesday, after Tuesday ranks as one of top 10 busiest days ever for debt market

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    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
      UK interest rates
      BoE’s Bailey casts doubt on need for further interest rate rises

      Pound falls to three-month low after central bank governor say UK economy is nearing top of cycle

      Andrew Bailey
    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
      Foreign exchange
      China and Japan push back against dollar strength

      People’s Bank of China sets renminbi trading band higher than expected while Tokyo warns against yen’s decline

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    • Sunday, 3 September, 2023
      Markets
      Will US mortgage rates remain above 7%?

      Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

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    • Saturday, 2 September, 2023
      Sovereign bonds
      Hedge funds boost bets against Argentine government bonds

      Investors expect further weakness ahead of next month’s election

      Person with Argentina’s pesos
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      UK banks
      FCA threatens banks with action as it reviews savings rates

      NS&I ramps up pressure with market-leading deal

    • Wednesday, 30 August, 2023
      Banking & Savings
      NS&I puts pressure on banks with market-leading 6.2% bond

      Move comes amid government pressure on deposit-takers to boost offering to savers

    • Saturday, 26 August, 2023
      Japanese economy
      Weak yen puts pressure on BoJ to tighten policy

      Surge in Japanese yields set to tempt local investors to sell foreign bonds

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