A senior fund manager at Vanguard Asset Management Ltd, who was one of the biggest bulls on Japanese government debt, hit pause on a steady buying spree of the nation’s long-dated bonds at the start of the year.
A senior fund manager at Vanguard Asset Management Ltd, who was one of the biggest bulls on Japanese government debt, hit pause on a steady buying spree of the nation’s long-dated bonds at the start of the year.
Sanae Takaichi during a news conference at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on Jan. 19.
A clean sweep of gains for the pound, gilts and UK stocks this year will be tested by a fresh batch of economic data.
Commuters in walk in view of the 20 Fenchurch Street building, known as the Walkie Talkie, in the City of London, UK, on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. The Office of National Statistics will release the latest labour market figures on Tuesday.
Currency volatility will keep fading into the new year, traders say, with the policy paths of major central banks looking clearly defined for the foreseeable future.
Currency volatility will keep fading into the new year, traders say, with the policy paths of major central banks looking clearly defined for the foreseeable future.
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington.
One of the biggest owners of European government bonds could trigger a bout of volatility — just as many market participants are away from their desks.
One of the biggest owners of European government bonds could trigger a bout of volatility — just as many market participants are away from their desks.
The Binnenhof government building complex, in The Hague, Netherlands.
Investors who have endured 18 months of underperformance in French stocks and bonds are about to get another dose of political gamesmanship that threatens to worsen matters.
Investors who have endured 18 months of underperformance in French stocks and bonds are about to get another dose of political gamesmanship that threatens to worsen matters.
Forecasters are warning of a possible “triple whammy” of risks for the dollar in the coming weeks that could worsen what’s already a seasonally weak period for the currency.
Forecasters are warning of a possible “triple whammy” of risks for the dollar in the coming weeks that could worsen what’s already a seasonally weak period for the currency.
UK’s bonds fell, ending a five-day rally, as investors analyzed the economic impact of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s budget that delayed tax-raising measures until later this decade.
UK’s bonds fell, ending a five-day rally, as investors analyzed the economic impact of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s budget that delayed tax-raising measures until later this decade.
Stock price information displayed in the London Stock Exchange Group Plc's office atrium in the City of London, UK, on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. LSE will report their first-half results on Thursday, Aug. 3.
Vanguard Group Inc. and Royal London Asset Management Ltd. bought gilts on Wednesday as UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ budget largely won favor with markets, sparking the biggest rally in longer-dated bonds since April.
Vanguard Group Inc. and Royal London Asset Management Ltd. bought gilts on Wednesday as UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ budget largely won favor with markets, sparking the biggest rally in longer-dated bonds since April.
Vanguard Group Inc. and Royal London Asset Management Ltd. bought gilts on Wednesday as UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ budget largely won favor with markets, sparking the biggest rally in longer-dated bonds since April.
Vanguard Group Inc. and Royal London Asset Management Ltd. bought gilts on Wednesday as UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ budget largely won favor with markets, sparking the biggest rally in longer-dated bonds since April.
Treasuries slipped ahead of US data expected to show a rebound in inflation pressures, which would dent speculation over Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.
Treasuries slipped ahead of US data expected to show a rebound in inflation pressures, which would dent speculation over Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts.
Traders are paying a steep price for options protecting against dramatic swings in the pound as speculation ramps up over potential tax hikes in the UK budget.
Traders are paying a steep price for options protecting against dramatic swings in the pound as speculation ramps up over potential tax hikes in the UK budget.