Euro Rally Is Latest Risk to ECB’s Inflation Outlook
NBS, Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — The surge in the euro is set to loom large over the European Central…
The AI boom needs electricity, but Western grids are strained. Is power China’s power?
Near the end of last year, thousands of European travellers saw their holiday plans unravel after a prolonged…
What Dutch Pension Reforms Mean for Swap, Bond Markets
The Netherlands is overhauling its pensions to adapt to an aging population and a labor market where people…
Dutch Pension Bond Shift Risks Triggering Bond Market Volatility
In the European market for long-term bonds, a once-loyal and deep pocketed customer is about to start shopping…
Rich World’s Rate-Cut Momentum Is Fading Away
Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — The final flurry of global monetary policy decisions for 2025 is likely to…
Dutch Pension Overhaul to Fuel Pivot From Long Bonds in EU
European nations look set to lower the length of their borrowing as an overhaul of the Dutch pension…
ECB Warns Dutch Pension Reform Risks Spurring Bonds Selloff
The reform of the Dutch pension system may result in a selloff in long-maturity bonds and interest-rate swaps,…
Gold (XAU/USD) Extends Drop as US-China Trade Progress Eases Haven Demand
Gold fell — after posting its first weekly drop since mid-August — as progress on a US-China trade…
North America Set to Cut Rates as Rest of G-7 Looks On
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC. (Bloomberg) — Policymakers in Washington and Ottawa will…
Euro-Zone Business Activity Unexpectedly Hits Highest Since 2024
Business activity in the euro area unexpectedly reached its highest level since May 2024 as outperformance by Germany…
Meloni Wins Italy’s Highest Rating Since 2018 With DBRS Upgrade
Italy regained its highest score from any major credit assessor since 2018 after an upgrade by Morningstar DBRS…
Stock Bubble Dread Grips Central Bankers in Washington
Kristalina Georgieva (Bloomberg) — Central bankers, already uneasy about trade tensions and swelling public debt, will collectively confront…