Payments surpass defence spending and have risen to 3.3% of GDP for richest countries, says OECD
Near-record total will be a test of market confidence in chancellor Rachel Reeves’ spending plans
Flood of inflows comes as money managers fret over Donald Trump’s policies
Trump’s administration has expressed more tolerance for the economic fallout from tariffs than expected
Interposed with photos of Donald Trump playing golf
Parsing the junk bond market entrails for clues
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Asset manager blames ‘different macro backdrop’ for change of tack on climate divestments
Stephan Leithner says EU should take advantage of investors switching into region’s markets away from US
With the anniversary of the first lockdown approaching, inflation and market volatility are now facts of financial life
Uncertainty over Trump policy will soon hit the economy with few short-term catalysts for a turnaround
Walmart and Kraft Heinz among big corporations deleting or rewriting statements as Trump climate attacks intensify
If some big European lenders appear to waver in their commitments, others will surely follow suit
Nearly all climate-themed funds focus on investments aimed at reducing emissions. That is starting to change
Filmmaker Richard Curtis’s campaign has bitten the dust — an unfortunately predictable ending
Premium investors’ demand to hold riskier debt jumps to highest level in six months
Fiscal watchdog’s preliminary forecasts based on UK borrowing costs exclude recent rise in gilt yields
Price of debt has soared on hopes of a favourable deal
Bond group records windfall on lifeline for UK utility even before deal is finalised
Hedge fund turned family office eclipses rivals with currency and bond wagers on a slowing US economy
Washington is turning away from the sustainable development agenda, but funds promoting it manage over $1.5tn
Chancellor-in-waiting Merz’s promise to do ‘whatever it takes’ pushes Bund yields sharply higher in anticipation of more issuance
The huge bets on what is known as the cash-futures basis trade could amplify market shocks
FCA scheme means far fewer funds can be dubbed ‘sustainable’
Wall Street tumult gives investors ‘good excuse’ to shift into lower-risk holdings
