September 15, 2026 · 6 stories · finite. — news that ends
The benchmark ten-year US Treasury yield touched 5.02%, its highest level since 2007, as investors sold government debt ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting. Financial Times and MarketWatch reports linked the move to expectations of a rate increase, higher oil prices and lingering inflation pressure from the Iran war.
An official review concluded that Britain's Help to Buy programme delivered very high value for money, according to the Financial Times. Ministers under Prime Minister Andy Burnham had been preparing a new version of the flagship housing scheme. The RSS report does not provide the review's methodology, cost estimate or proposed relaunch terms.
China's retail-sales growth slowed and missed forecasts in August while the country's investment slump deepened, CNBC reported. Industrial output, by contrast, exceeded estimates. Beijing has warned about an imbalance between supply and demand, adding pressure on policymakers as weakness in household spending and investment persists alongside stronger factory production.
An investment group described by the Financial Times as a possible model for the next century, together with Michael Dell's family office, beat private-equity firms to take an insurance broker private. The RSS material does not name the broker, transaction value or winning group, limiting what can be concluded about the deal's structure.
US manufacturers are experiencing another burst of input-cost inflation, according to the Financial Times. The report attributes the pressure to President Trump's tariffs and the war in Iran, while saying the artificial-intelligence boom has tightened availability of some components. The RSS item does not quantify the increases or identify affected industries.
Luxembourg authorities are investigating former Gazprombank managers after a Financial Times inquiry reported that four former directors enriched themselves through a sanctions-busting trading scheme. The RSS material does not identify the authorities, potential offences, sums involved or responses from the former managers, and an investigation does not itself establish wrongdoing.