Yields up, (long-dated) borrowing down?

• 2-year Treasury leads yields lower as Fed sticks with 2025-27 rate-cut forecast

  U.S. government debt rallied on Wednesday, sending the policy-sensitive 2-year yield down by the most in more than a week, after Federal Reserve officials stuck with their expectations for ...
  
  MarketWatch - 1d

• Bond market strains intensify for Reeves as investors await OBR’s verdict

  Fiscal watchdog’s preliminary forecasts based on UK borrowing costs exclude recent rise in gilt yields
  
  Financial Times - Mar. 12
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  Liz Kendall unveils UK benefits cuts set to leave many sick and disabled worse off

  Welfare secretary announces changes aimed at cutting bill by up to £5bn in face of opposition from Labour MPs. UK politics live – latest updates Liz Kendall, the welfare secretary, has faced ...
  
  The Guardian - 2d

• Why HELOC borrowers shouldn't wait for more Fed rate cuts to borrow their home equity

  If you're a homeowner considering borrowing with a HELOC, waiting for Fed rate cuts may not make sense. Here's why.
  
  CBS News - 2d

• How to borrow home equity quickly, according to experts

  Speed up your home equity borrowing approval process with these expert-backed suggestions.
  
  CBS News - 3d

• 3 signs your credit card debt is overwhelming you, according to experts

  Borrowers should recognize these early warning signs to address credit card debt before it becomes unmanageable.
  
  CBS News - Mar. 11
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  Interest rates will go down gradually, says Bank

  Borrowing costs had been widely expected to be left unchanged with inflation, predicted to go up in the coming months.
  
  BBC News - 11h
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  Starmer suffers cabinet uprising over UK spending cuts

  Opposition grows to plans in areas such as welfare but prime minister insists he will not bend rules to allow more borrowing
  
  Financial Times - Mar. 13

• 2-year yield ends at highest in over 2 weeks as traders assess stagflation risk

  Yields on U.S. government debt finished mixed on Monday after February retail sales came in below expectations and raised continued questions about the strength of the economy.
  
  MarketWatch - 3d

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  London’s Heathrow airport closed all day after nearby fire cuts power

  Blaze at electricity substation causes ‘significant’ outage at UK’s main transit hub
  
  Financial Times - 6m
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  Starmer shifts from boots on the ground in Ukraine to air and sea defence

  UK prime minister hosts meeting of senior armed forces figures from 31 nations
  
  Financial Times - 9h
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  Why is UK wage growth so strong?

  Pay is out of line with the state of the economy, puzzling analysts and worrying the BoE
  
  Financial Times - 3h
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  The promise of the fifth estate is being squeezed

  After social media rattled the old gatekeepers of information, new digital ones have emerged
  
  Financial Times - 13h
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  European military powers work on 5-10 year plan to replace US in Nato

  UK, France, Germany and Nordics among countries engaged in informal discussions over a managed transfer
  
  Financial Times - 6h

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  London’s Heathrow airport closed all day after nearby fire cuts power

  Blaze at electricity substation causes ‘significant’ outage at UK’s main transit hub
  
  Financial Times - 6m

• Britain's Heathrow Airport closes Friday after substation fire causes 'significant power outage'

  Britain's Heathrow Airport closed on Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation caused a power outage, airport officials said.
  
  CNBC - 18m

• China’s bond yields are rising — but economists say deflation worries could soon pull them lower

  Chinese commercial banks across the country have rushed to dole out cheaper consumption loans, heeding Beijing's call to bolster spending.
  
  CNBC - 20m
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  Trump and China Clash Over Panama Canal in Test of Hong Kong’s Status

  Beijing’s threat to stop a tycoon’s sale of his ports business has dealmakers wondering if they can still operate without political interference.
  
  The New York Times - 22m

• Elon Musk received court summons in SEC suit over failure to properly disclose Twitter stake

  Elon Musk received a summons in connection with the SEC's lawsuit over his alleged failure to properly disclose his Twitter stake before buying the company.
  
  CNBC - 43m