European stocks fell sharply while the yen rallied and gold prices climbed, as investors switched into assets seen as safe havens in the wake of comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggesting an early end to the U.S. central bank's bond

The dollar slumps on Thursday, dropping closer to the 100-yen level, as Japanese stocks plunge on the back of disappointing Chinese data and fears the U.S. Federal Reserve could soon begin to reduce its bond purchases.

Haven currencies strengthen amid concerns the US Federal Reserve could taper its bond-buying programme as China data weigh on sentiment

BANGKOK -- Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share prices. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo nosedived 7.3% to close

As the global equity and bond markets grind ever higher, abundant signs exist that we are once again living through an asset bubble – or rather a whole series of bubbles in a variety of markets. This makes this period quite interesting, but als

BANGKOK -- Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive...

Even investment bankers that orchestrate these bond sales are becoming concerned that the market is overly frothy as cash-rich fund managers seek out any securities that still offer some yield – almost irrespective of the risks

LONDON, May 23 (IFR) - Telecom Italia's outstanding bond curve widened on Thursday and the cost of insuring its debt rose, after ratings agency Standard & Poor's cut its long term credit rating for the group to the brink of junk, to BBB- from BBB.

* World shares fall sharply after Bernanke comments * European shares fall ahead of May PMIs * Yen strengthens, German bond futures firm By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Concerns over...

* World shares fall sharply after Bernanke comments * European shares fall ahead of May PMIs * Yen strengthens, German bond futures firm By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Concerns over the future of the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary sti

* World shares fall sharply after Bernanke comments* European shares fall ahead of May PMIs* Yen strengthens, German bond futures firmBy Richard HubbardLONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Concerns over the future of theU.S. Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus

* World shares fall sharply after Bernanke comments * European shares fall ahead of May PMIs * Yen strengthens, German bond futures firm By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Concerns over the future of the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary sti

* World shares fall sharply after Bernanke comments * European shares fall ahead of May PMIs * Yen strengthens, German bond futures firm By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Concerns over...

* World shares fall sharply after Bernanke comments * European shares fall ahead of May PMIs * Yen strengthens, German bond futures firm By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Concerns over the future of the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary sti

Indian groups have already almost doubled the record full-year amount of debt raised offshore in 2011 when companies notched up a total of $3.3bn

The Bank of Japan responded to the recent turbulence in the Japanese government bond market, announcing a $19 billion fund-supplying operation after the 10-year JGB yield shot up to its highest level in over a year.

MADRID (MarketWatch) -- The dollar tumbled against the Japanese yenon Thursday, dropping below 102 yen to levels not seen in more than a week as stocks in Japan plunged on back of fears the U.S. Federal Reserve could begin to pare back its bond-buyin

LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - European stock futures pointed to a sharply weaker start on Thursday after a poor factory activity survey from China and on concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve could decide to cut its bond purchases in the next few meetings.

LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - European shares were expected to retreat on Thursday, with a poor factory activity survey from China and concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve could decide to cut its bond purchases in the next few meetings hurting sentiment. H

Japan stocks extend dive on bond volatility, China data; Nikkei Average off 4.5%

DUBAI, May 23 (Reuters) - Dubai's Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), which is buying Carrefour's stake in a regional joint venture, has picked five banks to arrange the sale of a dollar-denominated hybrid bond, a document from lead arrangers showed.

UPDATE: They are paniccing... BOJ injected 2 trillion yen ($19.4 billion) into the financial system to stem volatility following a circuit breaker in JGB futures trading. All the time it is just the quadrillion JPY second-largest bond market in the w

TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan said on Thursday that the bond market operation it conducted the same day was in line with Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's stance to conduct flexible market...

TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan said on Thursday that the bond market operation it conducted the same day was in line with Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's stance to conduct flexible market...

* Fed could step down bond-buying pace if economy improves

* HSBC China flash PMI falls to 7-mth low of 49.6 * Worries of early end to bond buying also hurt sentiment * Coming Up; Euro zone Markit Manufacturing Flash PMI at 0758 GMT By Melanie Burton SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - London copper fell more than

Asian markets mostly fell on Thursday after Chinese manufacturing activity declined in May, extending earlier losses brought about by signs that the U.S. Federal Reserve could start rolling back its bond-buying program. The Hang Seng fell 1.7%.

TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - Japan's top government spokesman said on Thursday that it was natural for government bond yields to rise on the back of gains by Tokyo stocks and that he fully trusts the...

TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - Japan's top government spokesman said on Thursday that it was natural for government bond yields to rise on the back of gains by Tokyo stocks and that he fully trusts the central bank's response to market moves.

TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - Japan's top government spokesman said on Thursday that it was natural for government bond yields to rise on the back of gains by Tokyo stocks and that he fully trusts the...

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks dropped early Thursday as concerns that the Federal Reserve was considering winding down its bond purchases weighed on sentiment, with investors also cautious ahead of a preliminary reading on Chinese manuf

Australian and South Korean stocks drop on worries the Federal Reserve could downscale its bond purchases, while Japanese shares march to fresh multiyear highs as several exporters get a lift from the weakened yen.

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments on bond buying sent the Dow index into a 250-point swing as investors feared the beginning of the end for stimulus efforts.WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve's unprecedented stimulus efforts are starting to bo

Ghana hopes to become the latest African country to ride the wave of cheap borrowing with the sale of a new bond aimed at international markets for only the second time in its history.

Japanese government bonds (JGB) futures have been halted once again this evening as the market opens down over 1 point. 10Y yields smash 11.5bps higher to 1.00% and 5Y yields add 6bps to 47bps. These are quite simply unprecedented moves in what 'was'

TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond prices dived on Thursday after U.S. Treasury yields surged as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted the U.S. central bank might slow its bond...

* Fed could step down bond-buying pace if economy continues to improve

May 22 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's head of fixed income, Ken deRegt, is retiring from the firm, according to internal bank memos obtained by Reuters, after the company sustained a more than 40 percent decline in bond trading revenue in the first qua

May 22 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's head of fixed income, Ken deRegt, is retiring from the firm, according to internal bank memos obtained by Reuters, after the company sustained a more than 40 percent decline in bond trading revenue in the first qua

By Gabriel Stargardter MEXICO CITY, May 22 (Reuters) - Mexican stocks plunged to their lowest level in more than eight months on Wednesday, after U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the Fed could scale back the pace of bond purchases at o

May 22 (Reuters) - Ken deRegt, who became a leading figure in the bond market over three decades, is retiring from his post as head of fixed-income at Morgan Stanley, the firm said on Wednesday.

May 22 (Reuters) - Ken deRegt, who became a leading figure in the bond market over three decades, is retiring from his post as head of fixed-income at Morgan Stanley, the firm said on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The city of South Miami, Florida, defrauded investors by not disclosing problems with the tax-exempt status of two bond deals, U.S. securities regulators said on...

Morgan Stanley announced in a memo to employees on Wednesday that its head of fixed income, Ken deRegt, is leaving the firm. The move follows a tough quarter for the bond trading unit that Mr. deRegt oversees.He is to be replaced by Michael Heaney an

May 22 (Reuters) - The following are lists of upcoming high-grade and high-yield corporate bond offerings in the United States. The information was gathered from Thomson Reuters U.S. new issues team,...

NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Bill Gross, co-chief investment officer of bond giant PIMCO, said on Wednesday the U.S. Federal Reserve will likely begin tapering its monetary stimulus in September and...

NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Bill Gross, co-chief investment officer of bond giant PIMCO, said on Wednesday the U.S. Federal Reserve will likely begin tapering its monetary stimulus in September and that bond investors might have already anticipated