Borrowing costs are up, hitting levels not seen in decades and particularly on long-term bonds. This is creating a headache for investors and for governments around the globe. From mortgages to car loans, the cost of our borrowing is often based on longdated bonds.It's also what governments pay for their long-term borrowing. Now we're seeing investors demand extra compensation for holding those bonds with sticky inflation and wide budget deficits front of mind. Structural forces like demographics and geopol ...

Borrowing costs are up around the globe, causing a headache for investors and policymakersBloomberg Economics' Jamie Rush explains why long-dated bonds are falling out of favor https://t.co/rtuGvI2Jlh https://t.co/MY9ReTby4n ...

Ghana’s inflation rate fell for an eighth straight month to the lowest level in almost four years, supporting the argument for a further reduction in borrowing costs https://t.co/x2vNHMtHko ...

Treasuries fell, lifting US 30-year borrowing costs to within a whisker of touching 5% for the first time since July https://t.co/IhtzTSyvOO ...

Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are facing a difficult return to work this week, with investors sending long-term borrowing costs for UK debt spiking to the highest since 1998. Get The Readout with Ruth David. https://t.co/LerphRPpvF ...

The Czech central bank was right to bring interest rates lower but policymakers must avoid repeating the mistake of holding borrowing costs extremely low for a long period, Governor Ales Michl says https://t.co/KpPH3lqL8p ...

There is a country in the European Union saddled with a massive debt pile, rising borrowing costs and governments that collapse in a matter of months—and it’s not Italy https://t.co/2CwhOGddzq ...

Kazakhstan’s central bank held borrowing costs for a fourth meeting but signaled openness to a future increase https://t.co/tHGiTuFLkk ...

Historically, small cap stocks are often more sensitive to economic cycles and interest rate changes than their large cap counterparts. Why are rate cuts good for small cap stocks. Small cap stocks historically have outperformed large caps by 2 to 3% annually, but recently they've lagged behind in the current economic environment due to high interest rates and economic uncertainty.The Federal Reserve's high rate environment since 2022 has weighed heavily on small caps, which typically rely on borrowing to f ...

Debt Issuance Trends - Nigerian companies are increasingly choosing short-term debt over longer-term notes [1] - The shift is driven by a desire to avoid locking in high borrowing costs [1]