The yield on the U.K.’s ten-year bond rose briefly to 5.05 percent on 15 July as fighting intensified along the Persian Gulf.
Tag: Global Economy
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COMPANIES SCRAMBLE TO COPE WITH WAR’S FALLOUT
For businesses, the Iran War’s twin legacies will be higher prices and lingering uncertainty.
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RENEWED PERSIAN GULF FIGHTING BRINGS OIL CRISIS CLOSER
The return to all-out war in the Mideast will cut off oil supplies from the region at a time when the world no longer has the reserves that shielded the global economy from a fuel crisis so far, oil traders are warning.
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GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
America’s economic decline continues to spread beyond layoffs and into a more troubling trend: businesses shutting their doors for good.
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WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS, JOBS GO WITH IT
America’s job market keeps flashing warning signs as layoffs spread across banking, technology, manufacturing, retail, telecommunications, healthcare, media, and education.
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SPECIAL REPORT: IRAN WAR THREATENS GLOBAL FUEL SUPPLIES
U.S. oil reserves increased by three million barrels during the week of 3 July but that was a proverbial drop in the bucket.
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GLOBAL INFLATION WILL ACCELERATE, IMF FORECASTS
The renewed hostilities along the Persian Gulf are likely to accelerate global inflation, roil supply chains, and bog down financial markets, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned in an 8 July report.
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GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
The economic fallout from years of inflation, high borrowing costs, shifting consumer behavior, and mounting operational expenses continues to claim businesses across a wide range of industries.
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WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS, JOBS GO WITH IT
As employers seek greater efficiency through automation, artificial intelligence, restructuring, and outsourcing, consumers and businesses alike are pulling back spending.
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SPOTLIGHT: BIGS GETTING BIGGER
In this year’s first six months, about $3.2 trillion worth of mergers and acquisitions were agreed, 45 percent more than the same period in 2025, setting a record for any year’s first half, data service Dealogic reported.