Day Headlines in Economy News: 2026-08-18
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Global borrowing costs hit fresh highs on oil, AI and inflation (BBC Economy 2026-08-18 18:20:08)
Interest rates on long-term US, UK, German and Japanese government debt have soared. -
Global borrowing costs hit fresh highs over oil, AI and inflation concerns (BBC Economy 2026-08-18 18:20:08)
Interest rates on long-term US, UK, German and Japanese government debt have soared. -
Global borrowing costs hit fresh highs (BBC Economy 2026-08-18 16:09:45)
Interest rates on long-term US, UK, German and Japanese government debt have soared. -
Job vacancies at five-year low as smaller firms scale back recruitment (BBC Economy 2026-08-18 07:30:35)
Small firms cite labour and operating costs as reasons for scaling back hiring, the UK's statistics body says.