A plunging pound with surging U.K. yields suggest the bond vigilantes are lurking

• China’s bond market is screaming deflation

  Investors to Beijing: C-, must do better
  
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  From borrowers to sorrowers
  
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  There’s a threat lurking right underneath Labour’s nose – and it’s from the left | John McDonnell

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