14+ hour, 47+ min ago   (626+ words) Sunday, 13 September 2026 Asian share markets dropped as oil prices surged on Middle East tensions and markets ramped up odds of U.S. and Japanese rate hikes, fueling inflation concerns and putting pressure on equities. SYDNEY, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Share markets slid in Asia…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (387+ words) Sunday, 13 September 2026 Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is exploring a novel “associate member” status with the EU amid escalating U.S. trade tensions, aiming to deepen economic and security ties without full membership. BRUSSELS, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Canada's Prime Minister Mark…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (855+ words) Sunday, 13 September 2026 Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged AI firms on Sept 12, 2026 to slow development of model capabilities, proposing a three‑step safety framework amid alarming reports of misuse of Claude models in espionage, weapons, surveillance and biological research. Sept 12 (Reuters)…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (671+ words) Friday, 11 September 2026 The ECB on September 10, 2026, raised its key rate by 25 basis points to 2.50%, marking the second hike this year, as soaring energy prices linked to the Iran war fuelled inflation; the euro weakened and bond yields climbed. LONDON, Sept…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (593+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 Global bond yields surged to multi‑decade highs amid oil rally and geopolitical risks, while President Trump’s $5,000 ‘Trump dividend’ pledge intensified inflation concerns ahead of key U.S. CPI data. In my column today, I look ahead to…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (885+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 Working capital has long been treated as a technical finance metric: inventory plus receivables minus payables, monitored to keep cash moving through the business. That view is becoming too narrow. In an environment of complex supply chains and…...

4+ day, 47+ min ago   (477+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 Long-term UK gilt yields surged—30-year at ~5.93%, 20-year ~5.89%, and 10‑year ~5.35%—marking multi‑decade highs amid global rate‑rise expectations, rising oil prices, and shifting investor demand, just weeks before Chancellor Healey’s first budget. LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - British 20- and…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (277+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 ECB chief Christine Lagarde firmly rejected Jean‑Luc Mélenchon’s proposal to cancel about 18% of France’s debt held by the Bank of France, deeming it “financially dangerous,” legally prohibited under EU law (Article 123 TFEU), and likely to undermine market…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (773+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 Major central banks—including the ECB, RBA, and BoC—adopt a more hawkish stance as energy prices surge amid Middle East tensions, raising odds of further rate hikes across G10 economies. By Stefano Rebaudo and Sophie Kiderlin Sept 10 (Reuters)…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (366+ words) Thursday, 10 September 2026 London’s FTSE 100 dipped 0.4% to one-month lows as Brent crude held above $100 amid renewed U.S.–Iran tensions, stoking inflation fears. Energy stocks provided support, while banks fell and bond yields surged ahead of key data. Sept 10 (Reuters) - London shares…...