Markets

• London gold market body accused of causing deaths of two miners [Wed, 07 Oct 12:53]
  High Court trial began on Wednesday and has implications for centuries-old market and for certification schemes in metals, garments and agriculture sectors
• Submit a question: What is driving the global bond sell-off? [Wed, 07 Oct 07:26]
  Alphaville editor Robin Wigglesworth and senior markets correspondent Ian Smith will answer reader questions in a live Q&A on Thursday October 8, at 1pm
• How US mortgage bonds can trigger a ‘vicious loop’ for Treasury yields [Wed, 07 Oct 06:20]
  One little cog in the bond market’s feedback machine
• Japan to slash hundreds of stocks from Topix index in record revamp [Wed, 07 Oct 04:15]
  Move set to leave benchmark with under 1,000 constituents
• IMF’s Georgieva urges governments to rein in spending [Wed, 07 Oct 02:00]
  Fund’s managing director says officials face ‘very tough political choices’ as they seek to combat soaring bond yields
• African governments launch rating agency to challenge global ‘big three’ [Wed, 07 Oct 00:00]
  AfCRA aims to end ‘Africa premium’ that policymakers say has been imposed by Moody’s, S&P Global and Fitch Ratings
• Aramco weighs its options for Saudi Arabia’s growing gas surplus [Wed, 07 Oct 00:00]
  State-owned group explores exports and ways to raise finance as it assesses how to use gas from giant Jafurah field
• How the US financed World War I using Charlie Chaplin and Girl Scouts [Wed, 07 Oct 00:00]
  When the US entered the war in 1917, it faced a massive financial challenge: how to pay for its contribution?
• ‘Most dangerous product in crypto’ vexes Singapore [Tue, 06 Oct 17:00]
  City-state averse to risk and scandal tries to distance itself from homegrown Hyperliquid Labs and its popular ‘perps’