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Selling grips bond markets from US to Japan as inflation, fiscal worries take hold

Selling grips bond markets from US to Japan as inflation, fiscal worries take hold

LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Long-term borrowing costs from the United States to Japan and Germany rose to their highest levels in decades on Tuesday, as renewed inflation worries added to lingering concerns of fiscal pressures across major economies, dealing bond markets a fresh blow.

US 30-year yields hit highest level since 2007 as war, oil worries fester

US 30-year yields hit highest level since 2007 as war, oil worries fester

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Aug 18 (Reuters) - U.S. 30-year Treasury yields rose to their highest level since 2007 on Tuesday as stalled talks to end the U.S.-Iran war and worries of an imminent escalation sent oil prices above $90 a barrel, fanning fears of inflation and jolting markets.

Bond yields rise, oil extends gains as US-Iran ceasefire expires

Bond yields rise, oil extends gains as US-Iran ceasefire expires

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Bond yields climbed on Tuesday to their highest in decades, with oil prices rising for a third day and stocks under pressure in Asian trade as a U.S.-Iran truce expired and Tehran threatened to adopt a "fully offensive" military posture.

Shares steady, dollar slips as markets pare Fed rate risks

Shares steady, dollar slips as markets pare Fed rate risks

By Lawrence White LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Global shares edged higher and the dollar fell to its lowest level since June on Monday after a run of soft U.S. economic data, including an unexpected drop in retail sales, saw markets reduce bets for an imminent rate hike from the Federal Reserve.

Shares rise, dollar slips as markets pare Fed rate risks

Shares rise, dollar slips as markets pare Fed rate risks

By Lawrence White LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Global shares edged higher and the dollar slipped towards two-month lows on Monday after a run of soft U.S. economic data, including an unexpected drop in retail sales, saw markets reduce bets for an imminent rate hike from the Federal Reserve.

Dollar slips to lowest since early June as rate hike bets fade

Dollar slips to lowest since early June as rate hike bets fade

By Niket Nishant and Gregor Stuart Hunter Aug 17 (Reuters) - The dollar fell to its lowest level in more than two months on Monday as traders trimmed U.S. rate hike bets against the backdrop of a run of softer economic data, leaving the euro at two-month highs and the battered yen on stronger ground

Futures mixed in a big week for retailers as new questions rise over the consumer state of mind

Futures mixed in a big week for retailers as new questions rise over the consumer state of mind

Futures are mixed ahead of a big week for major retailers as new questions emerge about the state of the U.S. consumer, a major engine powering the American economy

World shares are mixed and oil prices slip after worries over stagflation pull US stocks lower

World shares are mixed and oil prices slip after worries over stagflation pull US stocks lower

Shares are mixed in Europe and Asia after U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high following a weaker than expected report on the U.S. economy

Morning Bid: Retail risk

Morning Bid: Retail risk

By Mike Dolan Aug 17 (Reuters) - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets A relatively quiet week ahead kicks off today in the shadow of the first drop in U.S. retail sales in nine months last Friday, teeing up second-quarter results from Home

Wall Street hangs near its records

Wall Street hangs near its records

U.S. stocks are drifting near their record heights

Trading Day: Bonds play the blues

Trading Day: Bonds play the blues

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Long-dated government bond yields around the world rose on Monday to levels not seen in decades. This weighed on stocks, which were also pressured by deepening skepticism around a U.S.-Iran peace deal and oil prices rising to a six-week high.

Exclusive-Shein cuts company valuation to around $25 billion in Hong Kong IPO, sources say

Exclusive-Shein cuts company valuation to around $25 billion in Hong Kong IPO, sources say

By Summer Zhen and Kane Wu HONG KONG, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Online fast-fashion retailer Shein is eyeing a company valuation in its planned Hong Kong IPO of just a quarter of the nearly $100 billion number seen in a share sale four years ago, sources said, as its growth has slowed.