* GBP, JPY down 1% each against dollar * UK, France bond yields at multi-year highs on fiscal worries * Higher Treasury yields support dollar * Key U.S. data due this week (Updates throughout) By Jaspreet Kalra and Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Sterling and the Japanese yen slumped on Tuesday on the back of growing investor...

* 30-year British gilt yield at highest since 1998 * French 30-year OAT yield highest since 2011 * Pound and yen both under pressure * Gold hits record high before retreating * US labour market in focus before Fed's policy meeting (Updates with morning European trading) By Alun John and Ankur Banerjee LONDON/SINGAPORE, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Long-dated bond yields...

Sept 2 (Reuters) - France's 30-year government bond yields hit their highest levels in over 16 years on Tuesday, driven by fiscal concerns, as Prime Minister François Bayrou began talks with political parties in a bid to prevent a government collapse. France's far-right National Rally said on Monday it was preparing for snap elections, anticipating that opposition parties will bring...

(The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) By Mike Dolan LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets It may just be the 'back to school' trade, but September is bringing a sudden burst of financial market volatility as Americans return from...