Analysis: Interest Rates

Indonesia central bank buys $2.4 billion in govt bonds - gov

Indonesia's central bank has bought 33.53 trillion rupiah worth of government bonds through auctions and greenshoe options this year as of Jan. 27, governor Perry Warjiyo told a business forum on...

BOJ seen widening yield band, trimming super-long bond buying, says ex-deputy Iwata

The Bank of Japan is likely to allow long-term interest rates to move more widely around its 0% target and reduce purchases of super-long bonds to steepen the yield curve, former deputy governor...

Sunak to keep pledge not to raise key tax rates - FT

Finance minister Rishi Sunak has ruled out raising the rate of income tax, value-added tax or National Insurance to strengthen public finances, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing an...

ECB's Lane says stocks, bank bonds not in toolbox

The European Central Bank's chief economist Philip Lane played down the prospect of the ECB buying stocks or bank bonds as part of its pandemic-fighting efforts, saying in a newspaper interview...

Taiwan central bank minutes show no rush to alter rates

Taiwanese central bank policymakers are in no rush to alter interest rates, but they did note the possible effects of persistent low rates on the economy's resilience, minutes of their December...

ECB focuses on bank credit, bonds in gauging financing conditions - Lane

The European Central Bank primarily focuses on bank credit conditions and bond yields when assessing if financing conditions are favourable, ECB Chief Economist Philip Lane said on Monday, fleshing...

Bank of England told to stop buying 'high carbon' bonds

A group of British members of parliament said on Monday that the Bank of England should stop buying bonds from businesses whose activities accelerate global warming....

Global green bond issuance hit new record high last year

Global green bond issuance reached a record high of $269.5 billion by the end of last year and could reach $400-$450 billion this year, a report by the Climate Bonds Initiative showed on Monday....

U.S. ban on China firms could affect $60 billion of bonds - JPMorgan

U.S. curbs on investors owning securities from a number of Chinese companies could affect as much as $60 billion worth of bonds and spark hefty outflows through forced selling, JPMorgan wrote in a...

Indonesia central bank keeps rates unchanged, vows more support

Indonesia's central bank held interest rates unchanged on Thursday as it stuck to its 2021 growth forecast, but pledged to continue to support an economy struggling with rising coronavirus cases and...

Equities hit record highs, oil and dollar edges higher as Biden takes office

Global equity benchmarks rose to new record highs and oil prices rose on Wednesday as investors moved into riskier assets in anticipation of further U.S. stimulus under the new Biden administration to...

No discussion at BoE about cutting rates below zero - Bailey

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said the British central bank had not taken any decisions about whether interest rates could or should be cut below zero, and it was unclear how much that would...

Bank of Canada says medium term outlook brighter, holds rates steady

The arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine and stronger foreign demand is brightening the outlook for the Canadian economy in the medium term, the Bank of Canada said on Wednesday, as it held its key overnight...

Analysis: Rising U.S. bond market inflation gauge masks extent of pandemic shock

A surge in the bond market's best gauge of how much inflation investors expect in the years ahead could be underestimating how long the economic shock from the pandemic will last, even if the new Joe...

Indian bond yields post biggest weekly rise in four months

India's benchmark bond yield saw its biggest weekly rise in four months following the Reserve Bank of India's decision to restore normal liquidity operations, while absence of a special open market...

Tencent : Stocks end mostly lower but investors eye U.S. stimulus plan

U.S. stocks ended lower on Thursday after the Dow and Nasdaq hit record highs earlier in the session as investors focused on U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's pandemic aid proposal, while the U.S....

Canadian dollar beats G10 peers as U.S. bond yields fall

The Canadian dollar edged higher against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday as a drop in U.S. Treasury yields capped broader gains for the greenback and Wall Street neared a record high, with the...

Japan's central bank urged to avoid deepening negative rates

The Bank of Japan should avoid deepening negative rates, which would further pressure profits, the head of a lobby group of regional banks said, after the central bank vowed to examine measures to...

Brent at 11-month high, yields end flat

Oil prices hit their highest in nearly a year on Tuesday on lower supply bets and Treasury yields tightened from 10-month highs after strong demand at an auction....