Business
Barclays cuts 5,000 jobs as profits jump ahead of looming bank tax; French bond yields hit fresh 24-year high – as it happened
Oil prices rise to five-month high amid Houthi attacks
Bonds
Business
Business
Total UK government debt hits £3tn for first time while inflation jumps to highest in nearly a year – as it happened
French government bond yields highest since 2002 as country rocked by protests; UK approves controversial Nort...
Business
UK government borrowing rises to £24.5bn as John Healey prepares for budget
Government paid £10.9bn in debt interest, the highest September figure since records began
Home
France’s dilemma: protesters demand spending as markets require fiscal restraint
Waves of protests expose debt crisis faced by French government, but political wrangling is stalling an escape...
Business
Global bond sell-off intensifies, as UK long-term borrowing costs pass 6%
Fears that US deficit is unsustainable drive Britain’s 30-year bond yield to level not seen since 1998
Automobiles
All the signs say another financial crisis is coming. Here’s why we need to prepare for it now
War, AI disruption and markets in turmoil: the warnings are all there. But lessons from the 2008 crash could h...
Business
Are global stock markets heading for a crash?
Economies thrown into renewed turmoil as AI debt, Iran war and soaring government bond yields fuel alarm
Politics
Money in people’s pockets is the key to economic recovery
Letter: David Redshaw responds to a letter on the bond markets and economic pressures afflicting the UK
Business
Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% but warns war could force future rises
Central bank announces surprise plan to sell billions of pounds in government bonds back to the Treasury
Business
The Bank of England is shaking up its bond sales – why does it matter?
The UK central bank has announced shakeup of its bond sales programme as it unwinds massive balance sheet
Business
Global bond sell-off resumes as surging oil prices stoke fears about inflation
Crude jumps above $107 a barrel amid concerns over Middle East conflict and out-of-control government borrowin...
Business
UK economy defies forecasts with surprise 0.4% growth in July
Welcome boost for chancellor with unexpected rise put down to rapid growth of AI in services sector outweighin...