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Hyperscaler Debt Binge Pushes Yields Up as Demand Cools

Hyperscaler Debt Binge Pushes Yields Up as Demand Cools

Major U.S. technology companies are borrowing heavily as they ramp up spending on their artificial intelligence buildout, and at steadily higher yields as investors become more selective about absorbing the growing supply. Amazon, Alphabet , Meta Platforms and Oracle issued ab...


July 29, 2026
S. Korea to Cap Investment in Single-Stock Leveraged ETFs
S. Korea to Cap Investment in Single-Stock Leveraged ETFs

South Korea will introduce additional curbs on single-stock leveraged ​exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including a cap that could limit ‌an...

India Says Oil Spike May Strain Fiscal, Current Accounts
India Says Oil Spike May Strain Fiscal, Current Accounts

Sustained high crude oil prices could pressure India's fiscal ​deficit and current account balance again, ‌a finance ministry report said...

Shared Beds, Tight Budgets: China Youth Feel Economic Pinch
Shared Beds, Tight Budgets: China Youth Feel Economic Pinch

Chinese sales agent Winnie Zeng has taken an unusual step to protect herself from an uncertain future: she now shares her rented bed with a...

HK Home Prices Rise for 13th Month in June as Pace Slows
HK Home Prices Rise for 13th Month in June as Pace Slows

Private home prices in Hong Kong rose for the ​13th consecutive month in June but ‌the rate slowed to 0.3%, data from the Rating and Valuation...

China Sets Overnight Reverse Repo Rate Steady at 1.25%
China Sets Overnight Reverse Repo Rate Steady at 1.25%

China's central bank conducted an overnight reverse repo operation on Wednesday by setting the borrowing ​cost at 1.25%, unchanged from the...

UK Public Inflation Expectations Ease Further in July:Survey
UK Public Inflation Expectations Ease Further in July:Survey

The British public's expectations for future inflation continued to fall in July, ​according to a survey from U.S. bank Citi ‌and...

July 28, 2026
US Goods Trade Deficit Narrows, Still Set to Weigh on Q2 GDP
US Goods Trade Deficit Narrows, Still Set to Weigh on Q2 GDP

The U.S. trade deficit in goods narrowed in June amid a broad decline in imports, but the improvement was probably insufficient to prevent trade...

US Consumer Confidence Eases in July
US Consumer Confidence Eases in July

U.S. consumer confidence ebbed in ​July and households' perceptions ‌of the labor market remained generally weak, a ​survey showed on...

Germany Likely Shows Resilience in Q2, Bundesbank Says
Germany Likely Shows Resilience in Q2, Bundesbank Says

The German economy likely grew modestly in the second quarter, despite headwinds from the war in the Middle East, as its vast industrial ​sector...

UK's Burnham Sets Youth Training Plan as AI Reshapes Jobs
UK's Burnham Sets Youth Training Plan as AI Reshapes Jobs

Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Tuesday outlined plans ‌to align technical education and training for young people...

Spain's Q2 Jobless Rate Drops to 9.87%, 18-Year Low
Spain's Q2 Jobless Rate Drops to 9.87%, 18-Year Low

Spain's unemployment rate fell back below 10% in the second quarter of 2026, reaching its lowest ​level since 2008 even as the ​labour force...

India Growth to Slow as Investment, Oil Shock Weigh: Poll
India Growth to Slow as Investment, Oil Shock Weigh: Poll

India's economic growth is ​expected to slow sharply this fiscal year from last year's robust expansion and recover only modestly the...

Irish Consumer Sentiment Slips in July Amid Cost Concerns
Irish Consumer Sentiment Slips in July Amid Cost Concerns

Irish consumer sentiment fell slightly in July ​on concerns about the ‌cost of living, a survey showed on Tuesday. The Credit Union...

UK Shop Prices Rise by Least since December, BRC says
UK Shop Prices Rise by Least since December, BRC says

Average prices at British retailers rose by an annual 0.9% this month, the ​smallest increase since December 2025, as the ‌men's soccer...

July 27, 2026
Italy Machine Tool Sector Urges Tougher EU China Rules
Italy Machine Tool Sector Urges Tougher EU China Rules

The European Union must bolster trade defence measures against aggressive competition from Chinese ‌machine tool manufacturers or risk a...

Saab Wins $1 bln Order for Surveillance Aircraft in Mideast
Saab Wins $1 bln Order for Surveillance Aircraft in Mideast

Saab ​has received an order for ‌two GlobalEye surveillance aircraft from a country in the Middle East region ​worth 10.1 billion Swedish...

Indonesia Eases Export Bottleneck for Alumina, Nickel
Indonesia Eases Export Bottleneck for Alumina, Nickel

Indonesia's presidential staff office has called for cooperation between government agencies, law enforcement ‌officials and industry to...

Italy Readies Measures to Keep Fuel Below €2
Italy Readies Measures to Keep Fuel Below €2

Italy's cabinet will adopt new measures to curb ‌soaring fuel prices, government officials and a senior lawmaker said on Monday, as...

US Firms in Europe See Stable Ties After Trade Deal
US Firms in Europe See Stable Ties After Trade Deal

A majority of U.S. companies operating in Europe now expect stable transatlantic ​trade and investment relations, a marked improvement ‌from...

Zhongji Innolight to Price Hong Kong IPO Below Maximum
Zhongji Innolight to Price Hong Kong IPO Below Maximum

Chinese optical parts maker Zhongji Innolight ​is guiding potential investors in its Hong Kong listing to a price ‌of HK$980 ($124.97) a...

China Industrial Profit Growth Slows Amid Uneven Recovery
China Industrial Profit Growth Slows Amid Uneven Recovery

Profits at China's industrial firms grew at a ‌solid, though slower, pace as resilient exports helped cushion sluggish domestic demand,...

July 24, 2026
World Cup Boosts US Business Activity in July, S&P Says
World Cup Boosts US Business Activity in July, S&P Says

Activity in the vast U.S. services ​sector accelerated in July, aided in part by spending around the FIFA World Cup and the Independence ‌Day...

US New Home Sales Rise in June, but Affordability Lags
US New Home Sales Rise in June, but Affordability Lags

Sales of new U.S. single-family homes snapped a two-month skid in June, but higher mortgage rates and affordability ‌challenges restrained the...

US Agency Rejects Probe Into Tesla Door-Release Defect
US Agency Rejects Probe Into Tesla Door-Release Defect

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has denied a petition seeking ​a defect investigation into the emergency mechanical door...

Brazil Extends Gas Subsidy for 30 Days as Oil Rises
Brazil Extends Gas Subsidy for 30 Days as Oil Rises

The Brazilian ​government decided to extend a subsidy for ‌gasoline of 0.44 real per liter, the Finance Ministry said in a statement on...

Euro Zone Firms Struggle to Raise Prices After Iran Shock
Euro Zone Firms Struggle to Raise Prices After Iran Shock

Euro zone companies are struggling to raise prices for consumers already struggling with a rise in fuel costs, with fierce competition from China...

ECB Survey Shows Broadly Unchanged Inflation Outlook
ECB Survey Shows Broadly Unchanged Inflation Outlook

Euro zone inflation expectations remained broadly unchanged over the past three months and ​price growth is seen falling quickly next year...

German Business Activity Returns to Growth after 4 mths, PMI
German Business Activity Returns to Growth after 4 mths, PMI

Germany's private sector has returned to growth in July for the first time in four months, driven by a marked upturn ​in manufacturing output,...

French Private Sector Contraction Eased in July, Flash PMIs
French Private Sector Contraction Eased in July, Flash PMIs

France's private sector contraction eased in July, with services output slowing only marginally, although inflation, borrowing costs and...

UK Firms Plan Smaller Price Rises and Wage Hikes, BoE Survey
UK Firms Plan Smaller Price Rises and Wage Hikes, BoE Survey

British businesses expect to increase prices and wages by ​a bit less in the ‌year ahead after a ceasefire in the Iran war briefly pushed down...

UK Firms Return to Growth as Cost Pressures Ease, PMI Shows
UK Firms Return to Growth as Cost Pressures Ease, PMI Shows

British firms reported their first growth in three months in July, helped by a brief respite in the Iran war, and were the most upbeat since the...

Hot Weather and World Cup Boost UK Retail Sales
Hot Weather and World Cup Boost UK Retail Sales

British retail sales ​rose unexpectedly in June as shoppers increased their spending on air conditioning and clothing, official data showed on...

India Gold Discounts Hit 7-Week High; China Demand Rises
India Gold Discounts Hit 7-Week High; China Demand Rises

India's gold discounts widened to their highest level in seven ‌weeks as demand remained subdued after a price rebound earlier in the week...

July 23, 2026
Mexican Economy Falters in May as Construction Dips
Mexican Economy Falters in May as Construction Dips

Mexico's economy contracted in ​May from April, official ‌data showed on Thursday, fueling caution about the country's situation ​as...

UK Factory Orders Slump as Cost Pressures Rise, CBI Says
UK Factory Orders Slump as Cost Pressures Rise, CBI Says

British manufacturing orders continued to deteriorate in July at the joint-fastest ​rate since September 2020, during the ‌COVID-19 pandemic,...

French Business Morale Improves in July Despite Head Winds
French Business Morale Improves in July Despite Head Winds

French business confidence ​rose to a four-month high in July despite a new flare-up ‌in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and record heatwaves at...

BOJ to Raise Rates by Dec on Yen Inflation Risks, Poll Shows
BOJ to Raise Rates by Dec on Yen Inflation Risks, Poll Shows

The Bank of Japan will raise its interest rate again by end-December and possibly as soon as October, according to a majority of economists in a...

South Korea's Q2 GDP Beats Estimates on Chip Export Boom
South Korea's Q2 GDP Beats Estimates on Chip Export Boom

South Korea's economy ‌grew faster than expectations in the second quarter, driven by a semiconductor export boom that offset a decline in...

Aussie June Jobs Blow Past View, Cement Rate Hike Bets
Aussie June Jobs Blow Past View, Cement Rate Hike Bets

Australian employment surged past all ​expectations in June, data showed on Thursday, in a sign of economic resilience that had markets...

July 22, 2026
India's Eternal Sees Blinkit Profit at Top End of Outlook
India's Eternal Sees Blinkit Profit at Top End of Outlook

India's Eternal expects its grocery delivery unit Blinkit's profitability to hit the higher end of its previous forecast ​range, the...

Hiring demand improves, Randstad executives say
Hiring demand improves, Randstad executives say

Early indicators of hiring demand are showing signs of improvement, Randstad executives said on Wednesday, suggesting ​a labour-market downturn...

UK Inflation Slows in Temporary Boost for New PM Burnham
UK Inflation Slows in Temporary Boost for New PM Burnham

British inflation cooled by more than expected last month as a brief de-escalation in the Iran ‌war reduced fuel prices, but the...


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