Nikou Asgari | Financial Times

Wednesday, 17 August, 2022

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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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