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German bond yields jump, stocks surge as parties agree seismic spending plans

LONDON (Reuters) -German government bond yields, equities and the euro all rose on Friday on reports Germany's Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz had reached an agreement with the Greens to reform debt rules and massively increase state borrowing. Merz's conservatives and the Social Democrats, who are in negotiations to form a government after an election last month, had proposed a 500 billion euro fund for infrastructure and sweeping changes to borrowing rules to revive growth and ramp up military spending. To reach the two-thirds majority required for the necessary constitutional changes, though, they need the support of the Greens.

US Leveraged ETFs Keep Luring Korean Buyers as Tech Stocks Slump

(Bloomberg) -- South Korean investors loaded up on US leveraged exchange-traded funds this week, continuing to plow into a popular trade amid a rout that has plunged the market into a correction.Most Read from BloombergTrump DEI Purge Hits Affordable Housing GroupsElectric Construction Equipment Promises a Quiet RevolutionNYC Congestion Pricing Toll Gains Support Among City ResidentsOpen Philanthropy Launches $120 Million Fund To Support YIMBY ReformsProspect Medical’s Pennsylvania Hospitals at

Stock Turmoil Spreads as Fear Hits the World of Corporate Bonds

(Bloomberg) -- As stocks stumbled in recent weeks, a cohort of Wall Street pros took solace as credit markets held firm and economic data proved benign.Most Read from BloombergTrump DEI Purge Hits Affordable Housing GroupsElectric Construction Equipment Promises a Quiet RevolutionNYC Congestion Pricing Toll Gains Support Among City ResidentsOpen Philanthropy Launches $120 Million Fund To Support YIMBY ReformsProspect Medical’s Pennsylvania Hospitals at Risk of ClosureOn Thursday, neither offered