BBusiness Read More Are rising bond yields bad news for stock investors? – The Irish TimesSeptember 20, 2026 Rising borrowing rates – US 10-year bond yields have topped 5 per cent for the first time since…
BBusiness Read More Global markets are signalling danger. Here’s what it means for Irish households – The Irish TimesSeptember 17, 2026 How do we interpret the turmoil on global markets? US longer-term borrowing costs have touched levels not seen…
BBusiness Read More Irish borrowing costs hit bailout-era highs as investors up bets on rate hikes – The Irish TimesSeptember 16, 2026 Irish government borrowing costs spiked on Tuesday at their highest level since late 2013 – when the State…
EEconomy Read More Japan’s rising yields stir debate over growing repatriation riskSeptember 9, 2026 Japanese government bond (JGB) yields near three-decade highs are giving fresh prominence to a long-discussed risk for global…
BBusiness Read More $40 trillion U.S. national debt just got uglier as interest payments rise to $1.25 trillion a yearSeptember 7, 2026 The federal interest burden has reached a new height, exceeding even the 1991 record, but analysts warn the…
IIreland Read More Why is Ireland’s Central Bank facing pressure again over the sale of Israeli bonds?September 4, 2026 ISRAELI STATE BONDS are back in the news after the Central Bank was asked to clarify whether it…
BBusiness Read More NTMA sells €1.25bn of bonds amid market turmoil – The Irish TimesSeptember 3, 2026 Ireland’s debt agency raised €1.25 billion in government debt on Thursday after it successfully completed two bond auctions…
HHeadlines Read More Ireland has just borrowed money at under 3.5% – few other countries could do likewise – The Irish TimesSeptember 3, 2026 Government bond markets are on a terrible run, with longer-term interest rates reaching their highest level in years.…
EEconomy Read More A rerun of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis? HSBC sees similaritiesSeptember 1, 2026 Traders of the Argentine stock exchange watch trading figures 27 October as prices fall during an international crisis…
BBusiness Read More AI hyperscalers issuing a flood of bonds are ‘reverse crowding out’ the Treasury as US debt soarsAugust 30, 2026 Among the many potential downsides for letting the national debt get too high was that the federal government…
EEconomy Read More Debt has become the main character on Wall Street as markets decide it’s now gotten out of controlAugust 22, 2026 The enormous mountain of debt hanging over the economy has overshadowed the AI boom as the center of…
BBusiness Read More Bond investors dismiss Trump administration’s ‘band-aid on a bullet hole’ intervention – The Irish TimesAugust 22, 2026 Donald Trump’s appetite for risk might endear him to his Maga base. Bond investors are a more dispassionate…