TOKYO, July 25 (Reuters) - Short-term Japanese government bond yields rose on Thursday while those on longer-dated debt eased, flattening the yield curve amid speculation that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) could tighten monetary policy at its meeting next week. The two-year JGB yield rose 2.5 basis points (bps) to 0.39% as of 0542 GMT, and earlier reached 0.395% for...

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland The global equity sell-off looks set to extend into Europe on Thursday although the region may be spared the carnage in parts of Asia, where Japan's Nikkei tumbled as much as 3% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng slumped close to 2%. Earnings this week from the...

(Corrects to read 6% fall (not 14.6% rise) in headline and paragraph 1, corrects year ago figure to read $4.96 billion (not $4.1 billion) in paragraph 2) PARIS - French oil major TotalEnergies reported a 6% fall in second-quarter earnings on Thursday, and came in below analyst expectations. Adjusted net income for the three months to June 30 came to...

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland The global equity sell-off looks set to extend into Europe on Thursday although the region may be spared the carnage in parts of Asia, where Japan's Nikkei tumbled as much as 3% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng slumped close to 2%. Earnings this week from the...