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UK debt binge threatens to haunt its bond market

  Bloomberg Investors are slowly coming to terms with the sheer size of the UK government’s borrowing needs over the next few years and it doesn’t look pretty. Net gilt supply in the next fiscal year is likely headed for an all-time record, according to bank estimates. For Citigroup Inc. strategists, the increase means the market needs to find twice ...

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Ukraine nuclear site damaged by powerful explosions, UN says

Bloomberg Powerful explosions shook the area around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant over the past day, causing damage at the site, the United Nations atomic agency said. Damage was seen at several buildings and equipment, though none so far has been critical to nuclear safety and security, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on its website, citing plant management. More ...

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Turkey bombs Kurdish militia in reprisal for deadly Istanbul attack

Bloomberg Turkey carried out air strikes against US-backed Kurdish militant groups in Iraq and northern Syria in retaliation for a deadly bombing that targeted civilians in Istanbul a week ago. The offensive could shore up flagging domestic support for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of the 2023 election. Yet it risks stoking tensions with Washington, which supports Kurdish forces ...

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