Analysis: Interest Rates

China bonds drop as expectations of imminent rate cuts fade

Chinese government bonds fell on Monday and 10-year yields climbed to three-month highs after comments from the central bank governor tempered market bets of imminent interest rate cuts. ...

Japanese investors boost bond holdings, sell foreign stocks in February

Japanese investors increased bond purchases in February due to a fall in yields overseas, but retreated from foreign equities on concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs plans and the...

UK court dismisses lawmakers' case against FCA over bank redress scheme

London's High Court on Friday dismissed a legal challenge brought by British lawmakers against a financial watchdog over the scope of a 2.2 billion-pound bank redress scheme related to interest rate...

Sri Lanka clinches deal with Japan to restructure $2.5 billion in debt

Sri Lanka and Japan signed agreements on Friday to restructure $2.5 billion worth of debt, completing two years of talks that will assist the island nation in getting back on its feet after a severe...

India markets regulator to boost transparency, including on board conflicts, chair says

India's markets regulator will improve transparency in its functioning, including by revealing any conflicts of interest of its board members, as a way to build trust, Chairperson Tuhin Kanta Pandey...

US Treasury's Bessent says FSOC will drive regulatory change, outlines tariff policies 

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday said he plans to use the Financial Stability Oversight Council to drive change in financial regulations that are unduly burdensome to banks and...

Investors question 'Trump put' as tariffs rattle stock markets

NEW YORK -Investors are recalibrating how to play U.S. President Donald Trump's whipsawing policy changes, weighing that a so-called Trump put supporting stock market prices may be fading and that...

India's central bank set to ask lenders to tighten gold loan processes, sources say

India's central bank plans to ask lenders to follow stricter underwriting processes for gold loans and monitor the end-use of funds as it tries to cool growth in the fast-growing segment, seven...

China to set up national venture capital guidance fund, state planner says

China will set up a government-backed fund in the near future that will mobilize 1 trillion yuan from social capital to support technology startups, Zheng Shanjie, the head of China's state planner,...

China confident of hitting growth target in 2025

China is confident about achieving its 2025 growth target, despite mounting external uncertainties and insufficient domestic demand, Zheng Shanjie, head of China's state planner, said during a news...

More words than deeds from China on consumption keep deflation in play

Chinese Premier Li Qiang's renewed emphasis on consumption isn't being matched by policy firepower, say economists, who warn that the trade war with Washington and other challenges at home will likely...

Canada, citing trade turmoil, to crack down on foreign takeover bids

Canada, citing fears that recent trade turbulence could cut the value of domestic companies, on Wednesday vowed to make it harder for foreign firms to launch predatory takeover bids. ...

Whisper it and it's back: Recession risk creeps onto markets' radar

Global growth concerns have shot back onto the radar of financial markets as weakening U.S. economic data and growing trade tensions hurt consumer confidence and business activity. ...

China's parliament meets to shield economy from US tariff salvos

China's parliament begins its annual session on Wednesday with officials under pressure to tilt their fiscal resources towards consumers to make the economy more resilient in the face of rising U.S....

Trump deregulation push boosts appeal of swap spread wideners in bond market

NEW YORK -A potential move by the Federal Reserve to ease regulations on capital for U.S. banks that would allow them to hold more Treasury securities has unleashed a torrent of so-called swap spread...

Rates: Fears of an economic slowdown

For several months, bond yields have been rising on fears of a rapid return to inflation in the United States. In fact, Scott Bessent of the Treasury has declared that lowering the US 10-year is a...

Indonesia sees first deflation reading in more than two decades

Indonesia's consumer price index fell for the first time in more than two decades in February, official data showed on Monday, after the government gave a substantial discount on electricity bills to...

Trump flags crypto reserve, mum on funding

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It's been a bumper day for crypto fans after President Donald Trump took to social media to announce a proposed...

How China could boost its weak consumption

China has repeatedly pledged to make the consumer sector a more prominent driver of economic growth but is yet to implement any structural policy changes to achieve this. Analysts say...