<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Jill Ward - Reporter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jill Ward - Reporter]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AR67WVSSxEE/jill-ward</link><image><url>https://www.bloomberg.com/feeds/static/images/bloomberg_logo_black.png</url><title>Jill Ward - Reporter</title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AR67WVSSxEE/jill-ward</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 06:33:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2025 BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AR67WVSSxEE/jill-ward.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Traders Are Making Life Difficult for Central Banks in Switzerland and Israel]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-02/swiss-israel-currencies-test-central-banks-intervention-stance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-02/swiss-israel-currencies-test-central-banks-intervention-stance</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Netty Idayu Ismail]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:27:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.K. Sells World’s Longest Green Bond to Grab Pension Fund Cash]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-21/world-s-longest-green-bond-by-u-k-aims-to-grab-pension-funds</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-21/world-s-longest-green-bond-by-u-k-aims-to-grab-pension-funds</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jill Ward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 08:01:55 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0UQduDlEvfA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i0UQduDlEvfA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Onshore wind turbines on the Bradwell Wind Farm near Bradwell on Sea, U.K., on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. U.K. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng warned the next few days will be challenging as the energy crisis deepens, and meat producers struggle with a crunch in carbon dioxide supplies. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe’s Record Bond Program Bumps Up Against Green Concerns]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-14/europe-s-record-bond-program-bumps-up-against-green-concerns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-14/europe-s-record-bond-program-bumps-up-against-green-concerns</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jill Ward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2021 11:36:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Record Demand for EU Green Debut Shows Supply Can Hardly Keep Up]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-12/eu-to-kick-off-green-bond-sales-with-market-s-largest-ever-offer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-12/eu-to-kick-off-green-bond-sales-with-market-s-largest-ever-offer</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jill Ward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2021 04:00:01 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ia6WeOynhf4s/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ia6WeOynhf4s/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Green EU Bond to Spur ‘Absolute Riot’ of Investor Demand]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-09/first-green-eu-bond-to-spur-absolute-riot-of-investor-demand</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-09/first-green-eu-bond-to-spur-absolute-riot-of-investor-demand</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jill Ward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2021 05:00:01 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iPfTeq2wQd.g/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iPfTeq2wQd.g/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A wind turbine operates near emissions rising from the Jaenschwalde lignite fired power plant, operated by Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG (LEAG), in Barenbrueck, Germany, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. Policies being hammered out in Germany to slash carbon emissions may cost 40 billion euros ($44 billion) over the next four years, underscoring the wide scope of Chancellor Angela Merkel&apos;s plans to boost climate protection. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe’s Inflation Spurt Has Jupiter, Carmignac Seeking Refuge]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-30/bond-market-starts-fretting-rare-european-inflation-breakout</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-30/bond-market-starts-fretting-rare-european-inflation-breakout</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anchalee Worrachate]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2021 07:50:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stock, Currency Volatility in Sync as Fed, China Risk Take Hold]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-24/stock-currency-volatility-in-sync-as-fed-china-risk-take-hold</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-24/stock-currency-volatility-in-sync-as-fed-china-risk-take-hold</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jill Ward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2021 14:17:43 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZAgEzmRBj6E/v254/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iZAgEzmRBj6E/v254/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pound, U.K. Yields Rise as Traders Lift Bets on BOE Rate Hike]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-23/traders-see-march-boe-rate-hike-after-tightening-case-boosted</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-23/traders-see-march-boe-rate-hike-after-tightening-case-boosted</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Ritchie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2021 11:11:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Climate Reckoning Is Coming for the World’s Government Debt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Credit ratings don’t adequately reflect the dangers posed by extreme weather and policy changes, some critics say]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-23/climate-change-risk-looms-for-government-debt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-23/climate-change-risk-looms-for-government-debt</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jill Ward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2021 04:00:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ikchYtBhV_PI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ikchYtBhV_PI/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Firefighters attempt to protect a home near Santa Claus Drive during the Caldor Fire near Meyers, California, on Aug. 31, 2021.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ratings Companies Reacted Slowly to Covid Crisis, Research Shows]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-21/ratings-companies-reacted-slowly-to-covid-crisis-research-shows</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-21/ratings-companies-reacted-slowly-to-covid-crisis-research-shows</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jill Ward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:00:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU’s Latest Bond Sale Racks Up Another $100 Billion Orderbook]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-14/eu-s-bond-market-sale-expected-to-meet-strong-investor-appetite</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-14/eu-s-bond-market-sale-expected-to-meet-strong-investor-appetite</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Hirai]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2021 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green Bond Sales Head for Record as More Nations Set for Debuts]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-05/green-bond-sales-head-for-record-as-more-nations-set-for-debuts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-05/green-bond-sales-head-for-record-as-more-nations-set-for-debuts</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Ritchie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2021 04:00:01 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iGJzzuue_NPY/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iGJzzuue_NPY/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Wind turbines, manufactured by Vestas Wind Systems A/S, operate near farmland in this aerial photo at the Botievo wind farm operated by DTEK Holdings Ltd. in Botievo, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 26, 2016. Photographer: Vincent Mundy</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB Out-Doving Fed Boosts Euro’s Allure as Carry Trade Funder]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-28/ecb-out-doving-fed-boosts-euro-s-allure-as-carry-trade-funder</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-28/ecb-out-doving-fed-boosts-euro-s-allure-as-carry-trade-funder</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jill Ward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2021 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/idBsD9a5cneg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/idBsD9a5cneg/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A cargo barge on the River Rhine near the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters at sunset in the financial district in Frankfurt, Germany, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Financial markets around the world are waking up to the risks of another coronavirus flare-up.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wall Street Traders Stockpile Hedges as Goldman Urges Caution]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-18/wall-street-traders-stockpile-hedges-as-goldman-urges-caution</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-18/wall-street-traders-stockpile-hedges-as-goldman-urges-caution</guid><category><![CDATA[personal-finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anchalee Worrachate]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:34:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Euro’s Slide Takes Currency to ‘Line in the Sand’ for Bulls]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-18/euro-s-rapid-decline-puts-line-in-the-sand-in-sight-for-bulls</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-18/euro-s-rapid-decline-puts-line-in-the-sand-in-sight-for-bulls</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jill Ward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 10:58:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.K.’s Travel Covid Test Prices Slashed Following Criticism]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-14/u-k-s-travel-covid-test-prices-slashed-following-criticism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-14/u-k-s-travel-covid-test-prices-slashed-following-criticism</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jill Ward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2021 14:16:47 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iXoZP12IiqIQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iXoZP12IiqIQ/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A traveler passes a sign for a Covid-19 testing centre at London Heathrow Airport in London, U.K., on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. U.K. ministers have closed travel corridors with other countries from Monday, meaning that all visitors from overseas will require a negative test result within 72 hours of travel to enter Britain.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goldman Team Wary on Dollar Breaks From Market Full of Bulls]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-10/dollar-gets-firmer-but-strategists-are-still-hesitant-to-lean-in</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-10/dollar-gets-firmer-but-strategists-are-still-hesitant-to-lean-in</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 06:20:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swiss Franc Shakes Off Intervention Threat With Broad Appeal]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-10/swiss-franc-shakes-off-intervention-threat-with-its-broad-appeal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-10/swiss-franc-shakes-off-intervention-threat-with-its-broad-appeal</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jill Ward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ighrjRbuW3oA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ighrjRbuW3oA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A Swiss national flag hangs in view of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) in Bern, Switzerland, on Friday, April 26, 2019. The Swiss National Bank is in no position to raise interest rates given markets are still in a &quot;fragile&quot; state, according to President Thomas Jordan.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOE’s Hawkish Turn Reignites the Pound’s Pre-Pandemic Strength]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-08/boe-s-hawkish-turn-reignites-the-pound-s-pre-pandemic-strength</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-08/boe-s-hawkish-turn-reignites-the-pound-s-pre-pandemic-strength</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jill Ward]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2021 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i96TJL8tL37c/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i96TJL8tL37c/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The Bank of England (BOE) in the City of London, U.K., on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. The Bank of England (BOE) may move a step closer to tightening monetary policy, unwinding 900 billion pounds ($1.2 trillion) government bond purchases while also opening the possibility that borrowing costs could be pushed below zero. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lagarde’s Big Change Means ECB Has a New Message: Eco Week Ahead]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-17/lagarde-s-big-change-means-ecb-has-a-new-message-eco-week-ahead</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-17/lagarde-s-big-change-means-ecb-has-a-new-message-eco-week-ahead</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Stirling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2021 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.nktYH4WXG8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i.nktYH4WXG8/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde addresses European lawmakers during a plenary session at the European Parliament in Brussels, on February 8, 2021. 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