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    Nikou Asgari

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    Nikou Asgari is a capital markets reporter at the FT based in London. She previously worked in New York, writing about US mergers and acquisitions and the US pharmaceutical industry during the coronavirus pandemic, and has also covered corporate finance from London. She joined the FT in 2018.
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    • Wednesday, 17 August, 2022
      Gilts
      UK bonds sell off as hot inflation lifts expectations for BoE rate rises

      Yield curve ‘inversion’ deepens in sign investors are worried central bank will trigger recession

      3 hours ago
    • Sunday, 14 August, 2022
      Markets
      Did UK inflation pick up in July?

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

    • Friday, 12 August, 2022
      Corporate bonds
      Volvo dips in to Europe’s ‘seized up’ bond markets

      Truckmaker borrows €500mn, a rare case of raising funds at a time when deals have dried up far beyond the summer norm

    • Wednesday, 10 August, 2022
      Pakistan
      Investors shun Pakistani bonds over rising default threat

      Country’s debt is trading at distressed levels as scorching inflation compounds economic woes

    • Sunday, 7 August, 2022
      Eurozone economy
      ECB injects billions of euros into weaker eurozone debt markets

      Central bank utilises reinvestments from maturing bonds to soothe jitters in countries such as Italy

    • Sunday, 7 August, 2022
      Global Economy
      Did the UK economy contract in the second quarter?

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

    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
      Yen
      Yen rises to two-month high as investors slash short bets

      Japan’s currency has rallied over the past days as the Federal Reserve appears to strike a more dovish tone

    • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
      Italian economy
      Italian long-term borrowing costs stuck near eight-year highs

      Rome sells 10-year debt near highest yield since wake of eurozone debt crisis

    • Friday, 15 July, 2022
      Emerging market investing
      Debt sell-off intensifies strains for more than a dozen emerging markets

      Borrowing costs are surging as hot inflation and rising US rates spook investors

    • Friday, 15 July, 2022
      Italian economy
      Italian debt market flashes warning as Draghi government teeters

      Gap widens between Italian and German borrowing costs as political risk mounts

    • Friday, 15 July, 2022
      Euro
      Investors bet on deepening euro sell-off as recession fears escalate

      Bearish sentiment persists as common currency hits parity with dollar

    • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
      Euro
      Euro falls to parity with US dollar for first time in two decades

      Rising recession fears and broad shift into haven assets have boosted the greenback

    • Tuesday, 12 July, 2022
      US economy
      Wall Street recession fears stoked by patchy US economic data

      Markets expect the Fed to continue raising rates this year before changing course in 2023

    • Sunday, 10 July, 2022
      Emerging markets
      Investors pull $50bn from emerging market bond funds in 2022

      ‘Perfect storm’ for developing economies triggers most severe net outflows for 17 years

    • Thursday, 7 July, 2022
      Pound Sterling
      Pound climbs after Johnson resigns

      Analysts warn of further tumult as country faces rising economic risks

    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      Renminbi
      Central banks look to China’s renminbi to diversify foreign currency reserves

      Dollar’s dominance could gradually decline as a result of geopolitical flare-ups, UBS survey shows

    • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
      Sovereign bonds
      Italy issues bonds at highest borrowing costs since wake of eurozone debt crisis

      Rome raises €6bn in auction of five and 10-year bonds

    • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
      Special purpose acquisition companies
      Sell-off crushes UK companies that sought to ride Spac wave

      From electric vehicles to fintech start-ups, their stocks have lost an average of 62% of value

    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
      Equities
      Stocks snap weekly losing streak on scaled back rate-rise expectations

      S&P 500 gains 6.4% over the week as growth worries temper aggressive outlook for Fed policy

    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
      Russian business & finance
      Russia heads towards default as payment deadline looms

      Grace period for $100mn in interest payments ends on Sunday evening

    • Sunday, 19 June, 2022
      ExplainerMarket Questions
      Did UK inflation steady last month after April’s surge?

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

    • Saturday, 18 June, 2022
      Bank of Japan
      Japan ‘odd one out’ in pursuing vast bond-buying programme

      Central bank is on track to buy ¥10tn in debt this month to keep a lid on borrowing costs

    • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
      Credit Suisse Group AG
      Beleaguered Credit Suisse to pay almost 10% rate on bonds

      Investors demand high interest from the struggling bank as it raises more than $1.5bn

    • Saturday, 11 June, 2022
      Eurozone economy
      Rate rise prospects raise concerns for debt-laden eurozone countries

      Spread between German and Italian bond yields has raced higher this week

    • Friday, 10 June, 2022
      Sovereign bonds
      Italian and Greek borrowing costs jump on eurozone rate fears

      Investors in retreat as hawkish ECB stance triggers sovereign debt sell-off

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