Author: Economy

Government debt costs leaped higher Wednesday, the product of multiple factors.

Markets expect the central bank will take a firmer hand on inflation. It’s not that easy.

A private survey shows a rebound in China’s exports to the U.S. as companies position for continued stability between the world’s two largest economies.

The Swiss National Bank held rates at 0% as low inflation and a strong franc enable it to diverge from other central banks, though markets expect hikes ahead.

More is being paid out by advanced economies in debt interest than the whole world spends on AI, defense or clean technology.

Time is not on the side of French government bonds, strategists have warned, as the nation’s deficit balloons.

Climate shocks, conflict and a global fuel crisis, on top of surging interest rates and donor cuts, leave agencies less able to help those facing higher food prices.

The yen weakened past 157 against the dollar, the yield on the 10-year Japanese Government Bond slipped, while the Nikkei 225 gained 1.5%.

As the French wine industry reaches a crisis point, key players are considering new markets, products and generations.

Goldman economist Joseph Briggs said broader pessimism in society may be contributing to struggling consumer sentiment even as the economy chugs along.