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Analysts react to global bond selloff

Analysts react to global bond selloff

SINGAPORE, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark bond yield hit the 3% level for the first time since 1996 on Tuesday amid a broad-based global bond selloff, underscoring how inflation, fiscal concerns and rate hikes are reshaping markets that once anchored global borrowing costs.

Bond selloff deepens as rising energy prices stoke inflation fears

Bond selloff deepens as rising energy prices stoke inflation fears

By Satoshi Sugiyama and Tom Westbrook TOKYO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Selling drove global bond yields to major new highs on Tuesday as renewed fighting in the Middle East lifted oil prices above $90 a barrel and put pressure on stock markets around the world.

Factory activity bounced in August as AI fuelled Asian expansion

Factory activity bounced in August as AI fuelled Asian expansion

By Jonathan Cable and Leika Kihara TOKYO/LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Global factory activity was humming last month as surging demand for AI hardware kept Asian factories busy while new orders in Europe bounced higher, brightening prospects even as the prolonged U.S.-Iran war fuels uncertainty,

Oil prices rise and stocks slide as Middle East violence flares, adding to uncertainty

Oil prices rise and stocks slide as Middle East violence flares, adding to uncertainty

Oil prices have jumped more than 2% and world shares have skidded as recurring violence in the Iran war heightens uncertainty over the future of the conflict

Shares, bonds rally as markets await signals for Fed rates

Shares, bonds rally as markets await signals for Fed rates

By Rocky Swift TOKYO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Shares and bonds staged a relief rally in Asia on Thursday while the yen held on to gains as investors awaited fresh U.S. data and central banker comments for signals that could determine whether the Federal Reserve tightens policy this month.

New York Stock Exchange Joins Japan Go IPO Summit 2026, Intensifying Competition for Japanese Listings

New York Stock Exchange Joins Japan Go IPO Summit 2026, Intensifying Competition for Japanese Listings

New York Stock Exchange Joins Japan Go IPO Summit 2026, Intensifying Competition for Japanese Listings

Bond selloff deepens as oil prices and public debt fears jolt markets

Bond selloff deepens as oil prices and public debt fears jolt markets

By Ankur Banerjee and Harry Robertson SINGAPORE/LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Global bonds continued to slide on Wednesday, pushing borrowing costs to multi-decade highs as the Middle East conflict drives up energy prices and layers concerns about inflation on top of worries about ballooning government

DeltaX Secures 32 Billion Won in Funding to Expand BESS Production, Including U.S. Georgia Plant

DeltaX Secures 32 Billion Won in Funding to Expand BESS Production, Including U.S. Georgia Plant

DeltaX Secures 32 Billion Won in Funding to Expand BESS Production, Including U.S. Georgia Plant

The failed Honda-Nissan merger just got a second life

The failed Honda-Nissan merger just got a second life

Eighteen months after the deal died over control, the two rivals signed something far narrower.

Exclusive-Honda tells suppliers to cut costs in $9 billion push to fend off China, documents show

Exclusive-Honda tells suppliers to cut costs in $9 billion push to fend off China, documents show

By Maki Shiraki TOKYO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Japan's Honda aims to cut more than $9 billion in costs over the next four years and has instructed suppliers to drastically reduce their prices, according to internal documents and one person familiar with the matter.

Bond selloff deepens as inflation, oil prices jolt markets

Bond selloff deepens as inflation, oil prices jolt markets

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Global bonds sold off sharply on Wednesday, extending a rout that is raising borrowing costs to multi-decade highs as the Middle East conflict pushes up energy prices, playing into investor fears about inflation and ballooning government debt.

Yen jumps, oil pumps

Yen jumps, oil pumps

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The Japanese yen leaped against the dollar on Wednesday, its biggest rise since joint U.S.-Japanese intervention a month ago, while U.S.