Analysis: Interest Rates

Japan exports jump, business mood improves as IMF warns of risks to growth

Japan's exports jumped in January and manufacturers' confidence improved this month, data showed on Wednesday, offering Tokyo some hope that robust Asian demand will help shore up a stuttering economy...

What if the Fed doesn't cut rates in 2026?

The US economy does not appear to need rate cuts.

India's central bank proposes 10% exposure limit for banks lending to REITs

India's central bank on Friday proposed that banks be allowed to lend to Real Estate Investment Trusts with safeguards such as an exposure ceiling of 10% of the bank's eligible capital base and...

Dancing in the dark

Feb 13 -   Everything Mike Dolan and the ROI team are excited to read, watch and listen to over the weekend. From the Editor Hello Morning Bid readers!  ...

Foreign allocations lag India's growth potential, Amundi says

India's rising share of global economic growth is not adequately reflected in foreign portfolio or strategic investment flows, the head of macro policy research at Amundi Investment Institute said. ...

State firms in China buy foreclosed properties to slow downturn

Chinese state-owned companies are buying foreclosed property projects, in a sign that long-promised government efforts to reduce massive oversupply in the crisis-hit housing sector are finally getting...

India central bank proposes stricter rules for loan-recovery agents

India's central bank has proposed to tighten rules for lenders using agents to recover dues, including curbing the use of borrowers' personal information and mandatory recording of phone calls. ...

India's central bank proposes rules to tighten bank sales practices

The Indian central bank on Wednesday proposed stricter regulations on how lenders advertise, market and sell their own and third-party financial products, targeting practices such as mis-selling and...

Warsh has won Trump's confidence. But what about the bond market's?

History shows the bond market tests Fed chairs.

Japan markets welcome chance of a long-stay PM

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. So, something political markets actually like. Japan's first female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi knocked it out...

Indian rupee to gauge sustenance of foreign flows, bonds back to supply worries

Indian foreign exchange traders will watch foreign portfolio inflows this week to see whether the rupee's rally, sparked by last Monday's U.S.-India trade deal announcement, could extend...

India to introduce risk-based deposit insurance premiums for banks from April 1

India is set to overhaul how banks pay for deposit insurance, by linking premiums to a lender's risk profile instead of a decades-old flat fee, under a new RBI framework that aims to incentivise...

Marginal rise in India government net borrowing should comfort market, RBI governor says

India's central bank head said on Friday that the market's focus on the size of the federal government's gross borrowing for the next financial year could be misleading and that net borrowing provides...

German exports rise 4% in December

German exports rose more than expected by 4% in December compared with the previous month, data from the federal statistics office showed on Friday. The was above a forecast of 1% in a...

India's RBI lifts cap on foreign bond investments via lock-in route

India's central bank has removed the limit of 2.5 trillion rupees for investments in debt securities under the voluntary retention route , the Reserve Bank of India governor said on Friday. ...

Indian central bank raises loan limits for small businesses, backs REIT lending

India's central bank on Friday announced measures to boost credit to small businesses and the real estate sector to improve access to formal financing and strengthen last-mile lending. ...

India to compensate customers for small digital frauds, central bank says

India will compensate customers up to 25,000 rupees for losses incurred in small-value digital frauds, Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Friday. The plan comes...

India's FX stockpile rises to all-time high of $723.8 billion, central bank governor says

India's foreign exchange reserves stood at $723.8 billion as of January 30, Reserve Bank of India chief Sanjay Malhotra said in his policy speech on Friday. The stockpile rose from...

Instant View: India's central bank keeps rates on hold after US trade deal

The Reserve Bank of India kept its key repo rate unchanged on Friday, as expected, amid strong economic growth and reduced tariff pressures following a trade deal with the United States. ...