Analysis: Interest Rates

Financial services, IT will be most attractive for PE buyouts in 2025, industry group head says

India's financial services and IT sectors will be the most attractive sectors for private equity buyouts this year, the head of the Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association told Reuters this...

Ukraine ceasefire hopes soften US inflation blow

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.  Investors banking on the recent decline in U.S. bond yields and the dollar underpinning a rally across risk assets got a stark reminder in the...

Private equity poised for growth in India as IPOs wane, industry executives say (February 11)

Indian private equity and venture capital firms are hoping the ongoing slump in markets this year will force businesses to tap private funding unlike 2024 when a red-hot IPO market saw many investors...

Bank Indonesia says liquidity measure will support government housing goal

Indonesia's central bank said it will increase to 80 trillion rupiah the amount of liquidity freed up by reducing reserve requirements for banks that lend to the property sector, to support...

India has 'enormously high' tariffs, White House economic adviser Hassett says

India has enormously high tariffs that lock out imports, U.S. President Donald Trump's top economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday, adding that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a lot to...

India inflation likely fell to 4.60% in January as food price rises moderated

India's consumer inflation likely fell sharply to a five-month low of 4.60% in January from 5.22% in December on slowing food price rises, according to economists polled by Reuters.  ...

Interest rates: A wind of optimism

Two weeks ago, Deepseek threw a spanner in the works by proposing an open-source generative AI. But has the Chinese application really reshuffled the deck? The game is far from over.

Cloudy Amazon, payrolls and a flatter curve

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Another forecast miss from a U.S. megacap combines with caution ahead of January's employment report to keep a lid on...

India central bank set to allow trading in bond forwards

The Reserve Bank of India is set to allow trading in bond forwards that long-term investors can use to manage their interest rate risk, the central bank said on Friday. We have been...

India central bank to delay higher digital deposit buffer for banks, governor says

India's central bank governor on Friday said the implementation of a proposal that mandates lenders set aside more funds for digitally-linked deposits will be deferred at least by a year to March...

INSTANT VIEW-India's central bank cuts repo rate for first time in nearly 5 years

The Reserve Bank of India reduced its key repo rate on Friday for the first time since May 2020, aiming to provide stimulus to the sluggish economy, which is projected to grow at its slowest pace in...

India's central bank delivers first rate cut in nearly 5 years

The Reserve Bank of India cut its key repo rate on Friday for the first time since May 2020 to provide stimulus to the sluggish economy, which is expected to grow at its slowest pace in four years in...

US bond market lukewarm on Bessent's 10-year yield pledge

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's pledge to contain yields on 10-year Treasury notes met some skepticism in the bond market on Thursday, as inflationary pressures and expectations of a widening...

Trump's aid cuts imperil emerging market investment cash

The United States' decision to freeze and potentially scrap its core aid agency jolted countries receiving its funding and could make it harder for emerging economies to attract private cash,...

Stagflation Is a Concern for State Street Strategist Loh

Marvin Loh, senior global macro strategist at State Street , says he is in the bear steepening camp which keeps him hesitant to really embrace duration in the bond market. ...

Indonesia's economy expands 5% in 2024, more rate cuts seen in bumpy 2025

Indonesia's economy grew 5.03% in 2024, roughly similar to the previous year's rate and in line with expectations, but the pace was the slowest in three years, official data showed on Wednesday,...

Markets confounded by Trump's Gaza proposal

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. First off, nobody knows what to make of President Donald Trump's sudden suggestion that the United States take...

Growth in India services sector slows to more than 2-year low in Jan, PMI shows

BENGALURU - Growth in India's dominant services sector was the slowest in over two years in January amid cooling demand but remained historically strong and led to a substantial rate of hiring, a...

Tariffs, earnings eyed as China reopens

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.  First Mexico reached agreement with the United States to put U.S. tariffs on ice, then Canada did likewise, leaving the world's attention on...