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US Treasury yields hit 24-year high as global bond selloff deepens

US Treasury yields hit 24-year high as global bond selloff deepens

By Alun John, Dhara Ranasinghe and Ankur Banerjee LONDON/SINGAPORE, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Global bonds were engulfed by heavy selling again on Thursday sending borrowing costs from the US to France and Japan surging to levels not seen in decades in a warning to policymakers.

Global bonds gripped by fiscal worries, US 10-year yield hits 24-year high

Global bonds gripped by fiscal worries, US 10-year yield hits 24-year high

By Alun John, Tom Westbrook and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON/SINGAPORE, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Global bonds were engulfed in another sell-off on Thursday, squeezing already pressured government finances, as borrowing costs from the US to France, and Japan hit levels not seen in decades, spilling into broader

Most US stocks fall after the bond market cranks the pressure even higher

Most US stocks fall after the bond market cranks the pressure even higher

Most U.S. stocks fell as Wall Street contended with the downside of a U.S. economy that keeps powering through its many challenges

Wall Street holds steadier following a potentially encouraging update on inflation

Wall Street holds steadier following a potentially encouraging update on inflation

Some of the pressure that’s ballooned in the bond market is easing after a report said inflation across the United States wasn’t as bad last month as economists expected

Exclusive-US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face US export ban, sources say

Exclusive-US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face US export ban, sources say

By Kate Abnett, Jarrett Renshaw and John Irish WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS/PARIS, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has told Germany and France to draw down emergency diesel inventories to help to ease global fuel prices or face a potential US diesel export ban, said three people close to the

France Bolsters Defenses Against Russian Hybrid Threats Amid Intensified European Security Concerns

France Bolsters Defenses Against Russian Hybrid Threats Amid Intensified European Security Concerns

France is significantly enhancing its protection of critical infrastructure and defense sites in response to an escalating threat from Russian drone and cyber-attacks across Europe. President Emmanuel Macron has initiated a new protection plan, citing an intensification of the Russian hybrid threat facing European nations and France. This move follows a high-level meeting at the Élysée Palace involving French political leaders and the heads of the country’s primary security and intelligence bodies, including the director-general of the DGSE foreign intelligence service and the head of the DGSI domestic security service. French authorities are increasingly focusing on cyber-attacks, drones, and foreign interference as key threats. Macron specifically referenced an attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport in Germany, which German authorities attributed to Russian military intelligence, warning that similar operations could occur elsewhere in Europe. He emphasized that France is mobilizing regional authoriti...

Brazil briefed French, German officials on alleged US, Russian election interference

Brazil briefed French, German officials on alleged US, Russian election interference

By Gabriel Stargardter PARIS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - A French and German delegation travelled this month to Brasilia, where intelligence officials briefed them on alleged US and Russian interference before Brazil's election, according to sources and documents seen by Reuters.

Morning Bid: Bond bruise won't heal

Morning Bid: Bond bruise won't heal

By Mike Dolan Oct 1 (Reuters) - A new month, a new quarter - but the bond squeeze goes on, with the 10-year US Treasury yield hitting a 24-year high on Thursday.

Trading Day: Blue Monday

Trading Day: Blue Monday

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Sept 28 (Reuters) - The global bond slump accelerated on Monday, pushing yields to new, multi-decade highs, as oil prices rallied after US President Donald Trump rejected a peace proposal from Iran.

Pope Leo urges concessions for peace as Ukraine war drags on

Pope Leo urges concessions for peace as Ukraine war drags on

METZ, France, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Pope Leo said on Monday that negotiators seeking to end war in Europe must be willing to sacrifice some positions to achieve peace, as efforts to end Russia's bloody war in Ukraine continue to fail.

Elevated yields, higher oil prices test global stocks as rate fears persist

Elevated yields, higher oil prices test global stocks as rate fears persist

By Johann M Cherian and Tom Westbrook Sept 29 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose and bond yields were pinned at multi-year highs on Tuesday, leaving equities in a tricky spot, as investors braced for an era where short-term borrowing costs settle at their highest levels in years.

Analysis-Euro's dollar resilience faces energy price, political risk tests

Analysis-Euro's dollar resilience faces energy price, political risk tests

By Sophie Kiderlin and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - The fortunes of the euro, trading not far off its lowest levels of the year against the dollar, are in the grip of a global energy shock and growing political risk in Europe.