A steep selloff in U.S. Treasuries continued for a fourth day on Thursday, as investors fretted that surging energy prices from the war in the Middle East could stoke inflation and derail the Federal Reserve's rate outlook.
* KOSPI leads Asian market surge with 11.2% gain. * U.S. Senate backs Trump's military campaign against Iran. * China sets 2026 growth target at 4.5%-5% By Rocky Swift. Asian shares rallied on Thursday and U.S. Treasuries declined, pointing to a tentative recovery in risk appetite that has been hammered by the escalating war in the Middle East.
Asian shares rallied on Thursday and U.S. Treasuries declined, pointing to a tentative recovery in risk appetite that has been hammered by the escalating war in the Middle East. South Korea's KOSPI gauge recovered its steep losses in the prior session following a rebound on Wall Street. Chinese shares climbed as party elites in Beijing unveiled their wide-ranging economic and development targets.
* KOSPI leads Asian market surge with 10% gain. * U.S. Senate backs Trump's military campaign against Iran. * China sets 2026 growth target at 4.5%-5% By Rocky Swift. Asian shares rallied on Thursday with a decline in U.S. Treasuries pointing to a tentative recovery in risk appetite that has been hammered by the escalating war in the Middle East.
* ISM nonmanufacturing index hits highest since July 2022. * ADP employment tops expectations. * Yields higher although crude prices ease. By Chuck Mikolajczak. U.S. Treasury yields advanced for a third straight session on Wednesday as investors gauged the likelihood of higher inflation and the path of monetary policy as the war in Iran puts upward pressure on oil prices.
* Iran conflict sends oil prices higher. * Fed rate cut expectations drop as inflation concerns rise. By Chuck Mikolajczak. U.S. Treasury yields rose sharply for a second straight session on Tuesday, as the Iran war entered a fourth day to continue pushing oil prices higher and fuel inflation worries.
U.S. Treasuries just clocked their best month in a year. The joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran on Saturday, in which Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, marked a dramatic escalation in regional tensions. Both of these moves accelerated sharply in early trading on Monday.
* Oil prices settle up sharply on supply concerns due to US-Iran war. * Gold prices jump, Treasury yields rise. * Wall Street indexes pare losses, Europe underperforms. * Dollar gains against major currencies. By Sin?ad Carew and Alun John.
* Oil prices up sharply on supply concerns due to US-Iran war. * Gold prices jump, Treasury yields rise. * Wall Street indexes pare losses, Europe underperforms. * Dollar gains against major currencies. By Sin?ad Carew and Alun John.
By Jamie McGeever. U.S. Treasuries just clocked their best month in a year. The joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran on Saturday, in which Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, marked a dramatic escalation in regional tensions. Both of these moves accelerated sharply in early trading on Monday.
* Brent up sharply on supply concerns, off early peak. * Trump says strikes on Iran could last four weeks. * S&P 500 futures slide, Europe, Asia shares down 1-2% * Dollar jumps on euro, Treasury yields rise from near 11-month low. * Dollar gains on yen, Swiss franc, SNB threatens intervention. By Alun John and Wayne Cole.
* Brent up sharply on supply concerns, off early peak. * Trump says strikes on Iran could last four weeks. * Dollar jumps on euro, Treasury yields rise from near 11mth low. * S&P 500 futures slide, Europe's STOXX 600 down nearly 2% By Alun John and Wayne Cole.
* Brent up on sharply on supply concerns, off early peak. * Trump says strikes on Iran could last four weeks. * Dollar edges up on euro, Treasury yields steady near 11mth low. * S&P 500 and EU stock futures slide, Nikkei dives. By Wayne Cole.
* Brent briefly jumps above $80 a barrel on supply worries. * Dollar up broadly on euro, Treasury yields at 3-month lows. * S&P 500 and EU stock futures slide, Nikkei dives. By Wayne Cole. Oil prices surged on Monday and shares slid as military conflict in the Middle East looked set to last weeks, sending investors flocking to the relative safety of the dollar, gold and bonds.
Oil and gas prices surged while the dollar and safe-haven gold rallied on Monday as the U.S.-Israeli air war against Iran widened and looked set to last for weeks, prompting worries that it could upend a global economic recovery and perhaps reignite inflation. In response, global equity indexes underperformed U.S. stocks and Treasury yields rose on inflation fears.
* US 10-year yields hit lowest since November. * Belly of the curve outperforms, with multi-month lows in yields. * US 2/10 yield curve flattens again. * US PPI hotter than expected, but impact is brief. By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss.
* Gold set for a monthly gain of over 6% * Gold set for seventh straight month of gains. * Silver, platinum, palladium also on track for a monthly rise. By Ishaan Arora. Gold was broadly steady on Friday as a drop in U.S. Treasury yields eased the opportunity cost of holding bullion, while muted safe-haven demand kept prices in check as investors assess U.S-Iran negotiations.
* Gold set for a monthly gain of over 6% * Gold set for seventh straight month of gains. * Silver, platinum, palladium also on track for a monthly rise. By Ishaan Arora. Feb 27 - Gold was broadly steady on Friday as a drop in U.S. Treasury yields eased the opportunity cost of holding bullion, while muted safe-haven demand kept prices in check as investors assess U.S-Iran negotiations.
* Japan's inflation cools, complicating central bank's policy decisions. * Sterling rises after Labour's election defeat in Greater Manchester. * Pakistan escalates conflict with Afghanistan. By Rocky Swift. TOKYO, Feb 27 - Asian shares wobbled while the yen and U.S. Treasuries rose on Friday, as concerns about technology company valuations and geopolitical hotspots weighed on sentiment.
* Yen rallies as geopolitical risks drive haven bids. * Tech stocks pressured by high valuations. * China to scrap FX reserves for some contracts. By Rocky Swift. Dour sentiment persisted in the Asian trading day on Friday as concerns about technology company valuations weighed on shares and Middle East tensions kept energy markets on edge.
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