The S&P 500 shatters records to close above 7,800 points for the first time, propelled by a massive tech rally is masking a broader market sell-off. Beneath the surface, trouble is brewing. We dive into the bond market volatility pushing the 10-year Treasury yield back past 5.3% and unpack UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti’s urgent warning about France's debt crisi ... Show More
Oct 6
Equities track higher despite soaring sovereign bond yields
As stock markets advance, so do bond yields, with the 10-year Treasury topping 5.3%, while investors continue to dump French paper, taking the spread with German bunds to its widest since the Eurozone debt crisis and the euro to a 17-month low. In the face of a looming debt spira ... Show More
27m 48s
Oct 5
U.S. dollar hits months-long high against euro on European concerns
The U.S. dollar hits a 17-month high against the euro as French debt worries and political risk shake European markets, even as soft U.S. jobs data prompts investors to scale back Federal Reserve rate hike bets. Meanwhile, crude prices edge lower as Middle East exports recover, G ... Show More
30m 9s
Sep 2025
Political instability jolts Japan
The French government is on the brink of another collapse, and Japan’s prime minister quits after just a year in office. Plus, China may open its domestic bond market to Russian companies for the first time since 2022, and US economic data is complicating the Federal Reserve’s up ... Show More
11m 45s
May 2024
The murky moves behind the yen
<p>Apple’s revenue fell 4 per cent in the first three months of 2024, Japan apparently intervened several times this week to support the yen, and US regulators have accused the former boss of the largest US shale oil producer of trying to collude with the Opec cartel. Plus, Europ ... Show More
11m 9s
Jul 2025
Trump’s $50bn tariff haul
Japan’s ruling coalition lost its majority in the country’s upper house of parliament, and the European Union is trying to break its dependency on American tech. Plus, the London Stock Exchange Group is weighing whether to launch 24-hour trading, and US President Donald Trump’s t ... Show More
10m 38s