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UK 30-Year Gilt Yield Hits 5.20% as Reeves Pre-Budget Spending Plans Unsettle Bond Vigilantes

The yield on the UK 30-year gilt climbed to 5.20% on Wednesday, the highest since the September 2022 mini-budget crisis, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves' pre-Spring Statement spending blueprint heightened bond-market scrutiny of UK fiscal headroom and pushed sterling to $1.224.

Alex Rivera•4/29/2026

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European Markets Wave Through ECB's 2.25% Deposit Rate as Lagarde Hints at Pause

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde guided markets toward a likely June pause after Wednesday's 25 basis-point cut to a 2.25% deposit rate, with the Stoxx Europe 600 hitting a fresh record as investors weighed slower disinflation against still-soft euro-zone activity.

Robert Hayes•4/29/2026

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ECB Walks Tightrope on Rate Cuts as Eurozone Stagflation Fears Grow

The European Central Bank meets Thursday with markets pricing only a 28% probability of a 25 basis point rate cut as President Christine Lagarde balances oil-driven inflation pressures against a stagnating eurozone economy and a softening euro.

Sarah Chen•4/28/2026

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European Central Bank Lagarde Telegraphs June Rate Hold Despite IMF Growth Upgrade and Falling Energy Prices

ECB President Christine Lagarde signalled in a Sunday Bloomberg interview that the central bank is unlikely to deliver further rate cuts at its June 5 meeting, despite the IMF's upgraded growth outlook and the steep retreat in European energy prices.

Sarah Chen•4/25/2026

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EU Carbon Permits Hit Six-Month Low at €58.20 as US LNG Pipeline Replacement Deal Reshapes Energy Mix

European Union carbon emission permits fell 6.4% to €58.20 per tonne in Sunday trading, the lowest level since late October, as Brussels' confirmation of a $182 billion U.S. LNG and Norwegian gas pipeline replacement framework reshapes the bloc's energy mix.

Sarah Chen•4/25/2026

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BOE Targets Hedge Fund Leverage in Gilt Market

The Bank of England is moving toward hedge-fund leverage limits in gilts, aiming to reduce the risk of another forced-selling shock.

Robert Hayes•7/2/2026

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Europe Chip Stocks Sink as AI Selloff Broadens

European chip stocks fell with ASML, Infineon and STMicro under pressure as the AI selloff spread from Asia into Europe.

Sarah Chen•6/26/2026

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BOE Holds Rates as UK Relief Builds

The Bank of England held rates at 3.75% as cooler UK inflation and lower oil prices gave policymakers room to wait.

Sarah Chen•6/18/2026

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UK 30-Year Gilt Yield Hits 5.20% as Reeves Pre-Budget Spending Plans Unsettle Bond Vigilantes

European Markets Wave Through ECB's 2.25% Deposit Rate as Lagarde Hints at Pause

ECB Walks Tightrope on Rate Cuts as Eurozone Stagflation Fears Grow

European Central Bank Lagarde Telegraphs June Rate Hold Despite IMF Growth Upgrade and Falling Energy Prices

EU Carbon Permits Hit Six-Month Low at €58.20 as US LNG Pipeline Replacement Deal Reshapes Energy Mix

BOE Targets Hedge Fund Leverage in Gilt Market

Europe Chip Stocks Sink as AI Selloff Broadens

BOE Holds Rates as UK Relief Builds

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Homebuilders Stay Flat Despite Bond Rally as Affordability Concerns Override Lower Long Yields

Bitcoin Dominance Hits 58.6% as Total Crypto Market Cap Falls on a Rising Bitcoin

Airlines Slip as Jet Fuel Costs Climb With Crude Above $102

Euro Falls to $1.1554 as Rate Differentials Swing Back Toward the Dollar

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