Trump keeps Iran strike option open as Qatar-mediated talks continueOleshky truce expires as strikes continueTrump ends midterm campaign as Michigan Democrat backs RepublicanTwo tankers hit mines in Hormuz, Iran says, as Qatari LNG carrier is struckTech selloff spreads to Asia as investors hedge against AI bustBinance reopens withdrawals in phases as outflows stabilise after record hackCost-of-living protests turn violent in France and GermanyForeigners among 69 dead in Spain train collisionEisenkot gains backing as Israel's coalition deadlock persistsIotova wins Bulgarian presidential runoff, exit polls showPoland's court crisis deepens as EU Commission backs parliament's judgesEbola treatment centre burned in Congo as reported fatality rate tops 50%Learjet crash in Florida neighbourhood kills nineThousands join Delhi march demanding India's election chief resignIsraeli drone attacks kill at least eight in GazaYemeni government forces seize positions in al-Jawf as displacement passes 300,000UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ends after 35 yearsJunk debt sell-off hits credit investorsEl Niño brings drought, fires and floods to Bolivia, Brazil and EcuadorAt least 25 killed in communal clashes in ChadOPEC+ holds December output steady as oil slips on Iran talksTrump says Flávio Bolsonaro can stay in US as Brazil probes his flightGermany misses gas storage target as cold snap sets inSerbia's criminal police chief arrested after electionNorth Korea tests cluster-bomb warheads and cites US-South Korea nuclear drillUS reportedly pushes to restore Russian gas sales to Europe via UkraineHebron siege continues as nearly 5,000 are displacedIndia's coal power output jumps in October as hydro slumpsChina steps up coast guard patrols around TaiwanBank of England and RBA poised to raise rates as Australian home prices fallSouth Korean exports nearly double on AI chip demandAir-raid alert app hacked in Ukraine, Russian emergencies app hit by cyberattackCarney reports good trade call with TrumpChina's Communist Party extends party building into tech sector after plenum resolutionDeepSeek unveils 'super agent' design for parallel AI tasksSomali pirates seize Iranian fishing vessel with 23 people aboard325 arrested at London protest backing banned Palestine ActionIran labels British Navy and RAF terrorist groups, MI6 hostileChina factory growth slows as PBOC shifts policy leverGermany warns politicians of spyware after Apple alertFive killed in fresh ethnic violence in ManipurSaudi Aramco takes 49% stake in state-backed AI firm HumainRussia detains teenager over Moscow park attack threat after US tip-offPolice clear Portugal housing protest campsNorth Korea-linked hackers likely behind Japan's GMO data leakEcuador imposes fourth nightly curfew across five provincesTrump keeps Iran strike option open as Qatar-mediated talks continueOleshky truce expires as strikes continueTrump ends midterm campaign as Michigan Democrat backs RepublicanTwo tankers hit mines in Hormuz, Iran says, as Qatari LNG carrier is struckTech selloff spreads to Asia as investors hedge against AI bustBinance reopens withdrawals in phases as outflows stabilise after record hackCost-of-living protests turn violent in France and GermanyForeigners among 69 dead in Spain train collisionEisenkot gains backing as Israel's coalition deadlock persistsIotova wins Bulgarian presidential runoff, exit polls showPoland's court crisis deepens as EU Commission backs parliament's judgesEbola treatment centre burned in Congo as reported fatality rate tops 50%Learjet crash in Florida neighbourhood kills nineThousands join Delhi march demanding India's election chief resignIsraeli drone attacks kill at least eight in GazaYemeni government forces seize positions in al-Jawf as displacement passes 300,000UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara ends after 35 yearsJunk debt sell-off hits credit investorsEl Niño brings drought, fires and floods to Bolivia, Brazil and EcuadorAt least 25 killed in communal clashes in ChadOPEC+ holds December output steady as oil slips on Iran talksTrump says Flávio Bolsonaro can stay in US as Brazil probes his flightGermany misses gas storage target as cold snap sets inSerbia's criminal police chief arrested after electionNorth Korea tests cluster-bomb warheads and cites US-South Korea nuclear drillUS reportedly pushes to restore Russian gas sales to Europe via UkraineHebron siege continues as nearly 5,000 are displacedIndia's coal power output jumps in October as hydro slumpsChina steps up coast guard patrols around TaiwanBank of England and RBA poised to raise rates as Australian home prices fallSouth Korean exports nearly double on AI chip demandAir-raid alert app hacked in Ukraine, Russian emergencies app hit by cyberattackCarney reports good trade call with TrumpChina's Communist Party extends party building into tech sector after plenum resolutionDeepSeek unveils 'super agent' design for parallel AI tasksSomali pirates seize Iranian fishing vessel with 23 people aboard325 arrested at London protest backing banned Palestine ActionIran labels British Navy and RAF terrorist groups, MI6 hostileChina factory growth slows as PBOC shifts policy leverGermany warns politicians of spyware after Apple alertFive killed in fresh ethnic violence in ManipurSaudi Aramco takes 49% stake in state-backed AI firm HumainRussia detains teenager over Moscow park attack threat after US tip-offPolice clear Portugal housing protest campsNorth Korea-linked hackers likely behind Japan's GMO data leakEcuador imposes fourth nightly curfew across five provinces
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Junk debt sell-off hits credit investors

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A sell-off in junk debt has produced a "bloodbath" for credit investors, the Financial Times reports, with aggressive tactics to shift assets beyond the reach of creditors adding fuel. Handelsblatt looks at how rising interest rates affect private credit and weak borrowers.

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