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UK government borrowingย costs hover near 16-year high
Rise in yields threatens to wipe out room for extra borrowing under Labourโs budget rules
Public should not be worried about trouble in financial markets, cabinet minister says
The public should not be "worried" about the cost of government borrowing going up, a cabinet minister has said.
Chinese developer Sunacโs shares tumble 26% after liquidation petition
Real estate company reveals winding-up request filed in Hong Kong
Sainsbury's rewards staff with 5% pay boost despite budget tax hit
The UK's second largest supermarket chain is to reward store staff with an inflation-busting pay hike this year, months after warning that customers will be paying higher prices to offset budget tax hikes.
A market in suspense
Plus: whatโs the point of stablecoins?
BlackRockโs private equity pain
Why Meta tapped UFCโs chief for its board and corporates start the year with historic bond issuance
BlackRock filing for hedge fund strategy ETF underlines new tilt
Move demonstrates managerโs new determination to democratise alternatives and could be timely, analysts say
Whitehall braced for spending cuts after UK hit by bond market turmoil
Rising gilt yields mean government departments may face further squeeze
UK debt market sell-off threatens mortgage pain for households
Some 700,000 borrowers face jump in repayments when fixed-rate deals end this year
Why everyone else can panic about rising bond yields
In the US they signal optimism while Iโm loving a weaker pound
Who is right about โMaganomicsโ: bearish economists or bullish investors?
Equity market optimism about president-electโs impact contrasts with warnings over hit to GDP growth
Silicon Valleyโs largest start-ups to shun IPOs in 2025
Huge recent fundraising deals for Databricks, SpaceX and OpenAI further delay need for stock market debuts
Chinaโs Zijin in takeover talks for lithium miner
Chinese businesses continue to establish dominant foothold in fast-growing sector for battery supply chain
Ticket re-sales could be capped under crackdown on touts
The price of resale tickets could be capped under plans to stop the public being "fleeced" by professional touts, the government has announced.
Major companies part of drive to get thousands of offenders in work
Bosses of leading high street businesses are set to lead a new drive to cut crime and get ex-offenders into stable jobs.
Falling Chinese bond yields signal concern with deflation
Investors expect price pressures to become entrenched in worldโs second-largest economy