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Pound plumbs 14-month low, rattled by gilt market rout
UK government bond yields highest in 16 yearsHigher yields add to worries over UK government financesFinance ministry says it has 'iron grip' on public purseUpdates prices in mid-afternoon European tradingBy Amanda Cooper and Harry Robertson LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The pound hit its lowest sinc...Reuters
Jan 9, 2025
CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar weakens, benchmark yield slips
The Canadian dollar weakened against the greenback on Thursday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped. The loonie CAD= was trading 0.2% lower at C$1.4394 to the greenback, or 69.47 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.4366 to 1.4403.Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10YT=RR...Reuters
Jan 9, 2025
GRAPHIC-UK markets are in the eye of the global bond storm
By Alun John, Harry Robertson and Naomi Rovnick LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - British markets are among the biggest victims of a global bond selloff that has spilled over into currencies and stocks this week.Yields on long-dated British government bonds are at their highest in decades - putting gover...Reuters
Jan 9, 2025
FOREX-Firm dollar adds pressure to sterling and euro
Sterling slides to 14-month lowEuro hovers near 2-year low, investors wary may fall to $1Yen lingers near levels that brought intervention in JulyInvestors gird for Trump tariff plansUpdates in European afternoon tradingBy Ankur Banerjee and Greta Rosen Fondahn Jan 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar d...Reuters
Jan 9, 2025
QUOTES-Global investors eye UK gilts selloff with caution
By Harry Robertson and Naomi Rovnick LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The UK government bond market has sent investors an unwelcome reminder of the kind of volatility that can materialise when enough concern builds over government finances, as yields soared to their highest since 2008 and the pound has ...Reuters
Jan 9, 2025
POLL-Canadian dollar seen higher but upside limited by US tariff threat
reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/fx-polls?RIC=CAD= poll dataBy Fergal Smith TORONTO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar is set to recoup only a small part of its recent losses in the coming year as expected U.S. trade tariffs cloud the economic outlook, offsetting investo...Reuters
Jan 9, 2025
BUZZ-COMMENT-Multiple reasons why EUR/USD will likely drop to parity
Jan 9 (Reuters) - There is a combination of seasonal, fundamental and technical factors that could lead to bigger gains in the U.S. dollar which could send EUR/USD even lower in coming weeks.EUR/USD seasonal performance since 2000 shows it has fallen in January for 16 of the past 25 years, or 64% of...Reuters
Jan 9, 2025
POLL-Brazil's real seen more stable; to trade close to 6 per U.S. dollar at end-2025
reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/fx-polls?RIC=BRL= poll data on Brazil realreuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/fx-polls?RIC=MXN= poll data on Mexican pesoReuters poll graphic on Brazil FX reserves: https://tmsnrt.rs/3DKgF7vBy Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES, Ja...Reuters
Jan 9, 2025
Pound slides to 14-month low as gilt pain intensifies
UK government bond yields highest in 16 yearsHigher yields add to worries over UK government financesFinance ministry says it has 'iron grip' on public purseUpdates throughout with midmorning price action, commentsBy Amanda Cooper and Harry Robertson LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The pound fell to it...Reuters
Jan 9, 2025
BUZZ-COMMENT-Labour isn't working for pound
Jan 9 (Reuters) - A crisis of confidence in Britain's fiscal outlook six months after Labour's landslide UK election victory has left sterling bulls discontent with the winter performance of the pound. Rachel Reeves is facing her first major test as Britain's finance minister after the UK government...Reuters
Jan 9, 2025
EUR/USD consolidates around 1.03 as bond market gets stressed over inflation
The EUR/USD pair is on the back foot again and consolidates around 1.0300 on Thursday. The recent dip lower comes as markets start to get worried about the vast amount of measures, reforms, spending, and tariff levies that President-elect Donald TrumpFxstreet
Jan 9, 2025
UK government called to parliament to answer urgent question on rising bond yields
LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - A minister from Britain's Treasury has been called to parliament to answer an urgent question about "the growing pressure of borrowing costs on the public finances", the House of Commons said on Thursday.Finance minister Rachel Reeves is facing her first major test after th...Reuters
Jan 9, 2025
