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Renewed fighting in Middle East weighs on financial markets Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of the global economy, the financial markets, the eurozone and business. Global government bonds are selling off again, pushing yields to new highs, as oil prices have risen above $91 a barrel, stoking inflation fears. 9am BST: Eurozone Manufacturing PMI 9.30am BST: Bank of England data on mortgage approvals and consumer credit 9.30am BST: UK Manufacturing PMI 3pm BST: US Manufacturing PMI..

FCA chief, Nikhil Rathi, warned of ‘adverse consequences’ if challenge made to settlement, court filings allege The boss of the UK’s financial regulator is accused of threatening a consumer group with “adverse consequences” if it blocked a £9.1bn compensation scheme meant to settle the motor finance scandal. Legal documents reviewed by the Guardian said the alleged comments by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief executive, Nikhil Rathi, amounted to “an inappropriate intervention by a public official”...

Hong Kong flotation at $26bn by firm once valued at $100bn follows failure to list in US and UK Shares in the fast-fashion brand Shein slumped as much as 10% as the China-founded company made its long-anticipated trading debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The Singapore-headquartered company, once valued at almost $100bn (£74bn), went public on Tuesday pricing shares at HK$48.56, valuing the business at just over $26bn...