Brazil holds knife-edge vote as U.S.-China rivalry and debt pressure loom
Brazilians vote Sunday in a first-round presidential election pitting incumbent Lula da Silva against Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, with polls showing…
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French bond sell-off pushes yields to 2002 peaks, spread over Bunds widest since 2012
France's 10-year bond yield is pinned near its highest level since 2002, and the premium investors demand over German Bunds…
US Jobs Report Due With Payrolls Seen Rising 100,000
The US Labor Department publishes its September jobs report today, with forecasters at Danske Bank expecting nonfarm payrolls up 100,000…
Eurozone bond yields surge as US Treasuries hit highest level in almost 25 years
Eurozone government bond yields surged on Thursday after the US 10-year Treasury yield touched its highest level in almost a…
Fed officials push back bets on an October interest-rate hike
Two senior Federal Reserve officials this week pushed markets to drop bets on an interest-rate increase at the central bank's…
