Analysis: Interest Rates

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....

Sterling jumps as BoE's Bailey puts 'dampener' on negative rates expectations

Sterling jumped against the euro and the dollar on Tuesday as comments from the Bank of England's governor on the viability of negative interest rates dampened some expectations of sub-zero rates in...

BoE's Bailey says there are a lot of issues with negative rates

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Tuesday there were lots of issues with cutting interest rates below zero and such a move could hurt banks....

Britain's Sunak says higher interest rates could lift cost of repaying govt debt -report

British minister Rishi Sunak expressed concern that higher interest rates might one day jack up the cost of servicing government debt, in comments published on Sunday....

Stimulus hopes push global equity markets to new records, bonds hit 11-mth lows

A global equities rally pushed Japan's Nikkei to a more than three-decade high and U.S. stock benchmarks to new records on Friday, while safe havens such as Treasuries and gold sold off as investors...

Fed sees rising bond yields, inflation expectations as a possible win

A recent rise in U.S. bond yields and market inflation expectations have bolstered Federal Reserve officials' hopes the central bank's new monetary policy approach is taking hold and could be further...

Stocks, U.S. yields climb after Democrats win control of the Senate

Bond prices dropped and stocks hit record highs on Thursday as investors bet Democratic control of the U.S. Congress would enable President-elect Joe Biden to borrow and spend heavily, while higher...

Stocks mostly higher, bond yields jump on Georgia result; protests at U.S. Capitol erode gains

NEW YORK -Global stock indexes were mostly higher and 10-year U.S. Treasury yields topped 1% for the first time since March but stocks ended off session highs after hundreds of protesters stormed the...

Exclusive: Alibaba plans $5 billion bond this month amid regulatory scrutiny - sources

China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd plans to raise at least $5 billion through the sale of a U.S. dollar-denominated bond this month, four people with knowledge of the matter said, amid regulatory...

Aviation reinsurance rates rise by up to 250% - report

LONDON -Aviation reinsurance rates rose by up to 250% at the key Jan. 1 renewal date, broker Willis Re said in a report on Monday, with the market still reeling from the impact of Boeing 737 MAX...

ECB will raise interest rates if needed, but shift can take some time - Weidmann

Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann warned euro zone governments forced to increase public debt to support their economies during the coronavirus pandemic not to expect the European Central Bank to...

Egypt's central bank keeps rates unchanged, adjusts inflation target

The Central Bank of Egypt kept its main interest rates steady on Thursday, citing rising inflation in recent months and slowing economic growth due to the coronavirus pandemic....

Supply squeeze won't ease on global stocks and bonds in 2021

An unrelenting squeeze on the supply of global shares and sovereign bonds shows little sign of easing next year, with companies and central banks predicted to be big buyers of these securities in...

Analysis: Vaccine bond sales to soar to fund COVID-19 shots for poor countries

Socially conscious bond investors will be targeted in a coming wave of vaccine bond deals that will seek to provide billions of dollars for the speedy rollout of COVID-19 shots for developing...