The UK has been thrown into political uncertainty with Prime Minister K Starmmer finding his leadership consumed by forces beyond his control and ministers resigning. Here are some takeaways on what the markets have been doing and what to watch for. UK government bonds or guilts reflect the interest rate at which the market is prepared to lend to the government.They are therefore a measure of the confidence of investors. Those borrowing costs have been rising. Now, there are some underlying factors.Bond mar ...

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We're back with some breaking inflation data and what could be the clearest look at the economic impact of the Iran war. >> Yeah. In April, inflation rose 3.8% yearover-year.That's the highest level in nearly 3 years. It was up 0.6% month overmonth. >> Here with us is NBC News chief business correspondent Christine Romans.We're also joined by Investopedia's editor and chief and chief business editor of People Inc. Caleb Silver. Good morning to you both. Christine, I'll start with you just to walk us through ...

Brazil economists raised their interest rate forecast for next year as inflation comes under pressure from resilient domestic demand and an energy shock caused by the Iran war https://t.co/HjjH8uo4Km ...

The South African Reserve Bank named Konstantin Makrelov as a new member of its interest-rate-setting committee to replace Chris Loewald, who retired in March https://t.co/FxkXqPrmzz ...

Malaysia holds its benchmark interest rate steady for a fifth straight meeting https://t.co/6D9lgjQM2E ...