YBYoruk Bahceli

1. Article · Aug 21, 2026 · By Yoruk Bahceli, Ben Welsh, Dhara Ranasinghe and Rocky Swift

   Under pressure: Tracking the pain in G7 government debt (opens the original)

   Excerpt · English

   Read excerpt

   By Yoruk Bahceli, Ben Welsh, Dhara Ranasinghe and Rocky Swift LONDON/NEW YORK/TOKYO, August 20 (Reuters) - U.S. debt has topped $40 trillion for the first time, underscoring the pressures on the world's major economies to fund ever-increasing spending demands -- from ageing populations to climate change and defence. This year, the Iran war has rekindled inflation risks, while damage wrought by Europe's increasingly volatile weather is a further strain ‌on public finances. No wonder perhaps that

   Feedback

2. Article · Jul 20, 2026 · By Yoruk Bahceli and Stefano Rebaudo

   Back to square one: Five questions for the ECB (opens the original)

   Excerpt · English

   Read excerpt

   LONDON, July 20 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank meets again on Thursday, with oil prices back at the top of the worry list for policymakers. Last month's quick retreat in energy prices removed the immediate pressure on policymakers to raise rates, but the relief has proven short-lived, which highlights the ‌uncertainty ahead as a durable resolution to the Iran war looks elusive. Here are five key questions for markets: Most likely hold its key ‌rate at 2.25% following a June hike that made

   Feedback

Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.

Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.

• European Central Bank1 piece
• Middle East1 piece