Full coverage: Bonds

The U.S. has long been a beacon of safety when uncertainty reigns. That is changing, write Justin Lahart and Sam Goldfarb, The Wall Street Journal.

By borrowing against its PLC shares instead of selling them at the time of its de-merger from Glanbia in 2022, the farmers’ co-op has made a multi-million-euro gain.

Currencies don’t lie. They give a real-time vindication or condemnation for a country’s economic outlook, and the standing of the pound is sending warning signals ahead of November's UK budget.

Activists pressured the Central Bank for months over its role in facilitating the sale of bonds, with extra heat coming from the Oireachtas, legal academics, and a potential court case. What were the key concerns?

Fiscal policies and inflation have changed the way investors consider long-term government debt. Who wins?

The regulator is mandated to provide a high level of consumer and investor protection to those investing in securities markets. But is it doing this by continuing to approve the Israeli bond prospectus?

The leading opposition party is critical of the Central Bank’s role in facilitating the sale of Israeli bonds as the death toll in Gaza rises to over 53,000 and Israel moves forward with plans to take territory in the strip.

The eurozone will expand its fiscal stance at precisely the same time as the US is engaging in a fiscal contraction. This is one of a number of reasons why we should expect a much stronger EUR/USD exchange rate.

Significantly more sensitive to losses than gains, and increasingly driven by an accelerating news cycle, pension savers are persistently destroying their wealth.

Investors are becoming increasingly worried about the effect of a new Trump presidency. Gold prices have already reached record levels and a Trump administration will have profound implications for savings and investment decisions.